Category Archives: Chuckling
NEW HEIGHTS
The other night, on the edge of the closet door in R-boy’s room (which used to be R-girl’s room), we discovered that R-girl is just a hair away from meeting her goal. Or one of her goals, that is: To be as tall as me (or taller), which is somewhere in the vicinity of 5’11″. [...]
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LUMPY
It’s the word a certain daughter in my house may or may not have said to me last night. “I feel lumpy.” I think that sentence was immediately followed by something like, “Ugh.” And a lifeless flop onto the bed. Which is weird. Because I honestly don’t think I’ve ever said that sentence to her. [...]
Also posted in Everyday Things, Noticing, Parenting, Random Things, Wise Things, Wording Tagged Coincidence?, Feelings, Rhino 2 Comments
MY STAIRS
The stairs leading from our main level to my upstairs “suite” double as book shelves, shoe racks, and a holding ground for things I just don’t know where to put. OK, let’s be honest, things I just haven’t put away yet. Anyway, I finally noticed that headline a few days ago. The irony is not [...]
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GRACE, ALL AROUND
Wait. What day is it?? Isn’t it December twenty-something? Pardon? It’s January you say? But… But why does this calendar in my living room say… And why is that sparkly fake evergreen still here? Really? Wow. But I have four sheets of holiday stamps just waiting for those holiday envelopes to be addressed. You don’t [...]
Also posted in Growing, Heart Things, Inspiring, Thinking, Wise Things, Wording Tagged Christmas, GRACE, new year 1 Comment
A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Well, I was going to take this space tonight to tell you how it only took us a week to finish decorating our Christmas tree. (record time.) Or how R-boy hung the star on the tippy top this year. (a first!) Or how it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. (13″ snowstorm [...]
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HEY SANTA
Last week I came across R-boy’s school journal from three grades back. The boy is brilliant. Check it out. Seriously. You could just go ahead and change a few details (make that an iPhone 5, I already got the pink couch but I’ll take another…), and that could pretty much be my Christmas list for [...]
Also posted in Dreaming, Fun Things, Kid Things, Parenting Tagged Christmas, pink couch, R-boy, School 1 Comment
REDO
Do you ever find yourself clicking command-z or undo or rewind a few times before you realize wait. this is real life. and not your computer? Yeah. Me neither. xo __ P.S. I am guest posting today at my good friend’s amazing blog. Check it out here. __ [photo taken at one of my favorite shops]
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OH BABY
Wait. Wasn't it just yesterday that my baby girl was weeks away from entering this world?
How is it possible that I am looking at colleges with her these days instead of Peter Rabbit books????
Also posted in Kid Things, Parenting, Remembering, Single-Momming Tagged babies, bedtime, Books, childhood 3 Comments
IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES. IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES.