Finn is nine and loves taking pictures. A lot of the time they are ugly and weird self-portraits (which I don’t know about til I go to download my pictures and there they are). He can also do a pretty decent job when he wants to: Do I dare give this child his own camera […]
Would somebody grab this friggin’ turkey before I drop it???!!! Mmmm, rolls. My favorite thing to eat. Pie. One of many. I was so excited about the food situation I forgot to take any more pictures. It was one of our tastiest Thanksgivings, though.
I have always been a deep, sound sleeper. It’s pretty much one of my talents, to be able to fall asleep anytime I’m horizontal. And I don’t wake up until the next morning. Normally. Once when I was a teenager I fell fast asleep as usual. I woke up in the middle of the night, […]
My body aches, I’m tired, and my nose is very stuffed up. All I’ve wanted to eat is something delicious. So I had a piece of Jasper’s birthday cake (cherry chocolate with chocolate glaze). Only I couldn’t really taste it. All I could taste was “sweet”. And that is perhaps the saddest part of […]
I’m off to smock a dress with a friend this morning (I’m so excited! I’ve always wanted to learn how!) and then the Thanksgiving preparations begin. I asked everybody in the family and it seems that we only care about mashed potatoes, rolls and dessert. We can’t exactly skip the turkey, but I think we’ll […]
Spring is in the air. To many people that means Spring Cleaning. But that’s a total drag. To me Spring means decorating! I always have a notion of what I want to do, decorating-wise. I walk into a room and have a pretty good idea of what I want it to look like. But it […]
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I have straight hair that rarely gives me any trouble. I always wished it were curly, but it isn’t and I’m learning to accept that. It used to be rather thick but is also baby fine. Now it seems that my hair isn’t quite so think any more (Am I actually going bald? I cannot, […]
It’s time to start getting ready for Christmas. I always heave a sigh and think, “already? Didn’t we just have Christmas a little while ago?” My favorite way to get in the mood for Christmas is to read all the lovely books I’ve collected over the years. My absolute favorite is A Small Miracle by […]
It’s time we sat down and had a chat. You know you’re not getting any younger, right? Even if you’re 22, you know your lovely, wrinkle-free skin won’t last forever. The older you get, the more important nice skin becomes. So here’s what you need to do: Stay out of the sun. I know, I […]
Spring is in the air. To many people that means Spring Cleaning. But that’s a total drag. To me Spring means decorating! I always have a notion of what I want to do, decorating-wise. I walk into a room and have a pretty good idea of what I want it to look like. But it […]
Still on vacation. But I don’t want you to think I’ve forgotten about you. Some random pics: Let’s hear it for a laptop loaded with episodes of Speed Racer and Scooby Doo! No self-respecting child would dare look away. So I’m on a ski lift, big deal. It is a big deal because I’m terrified […]
There is a low-point in everyone’s High School career and mine was Algebra 2 with Sister Evangeline. I went to an all-girls High School at a Catholic convent despite being a life-long Mormon. About half of our teachers were nuns (who, I was disappointed to find out, did not wear habits–only skirts and very […]
Some days I just seem to get nothing accomplished, no matter how busy I seem. On days like that I have to celebrate the little tasks. Otherwise, it’s just too sad. Yesterday’s big accomplishment was the removal of a Nerf dart from a really high up ledge in my house. It’s been there since Finn’s […]