When I got home from work yesterday I just wanted to crawl back into bed. Don’t worry, I am not upset or depressed. I just wanted to sleep. Why is it when someone says they want to crawl into bed, we sometimes assume they are downtrodden? If I read that first sentence from someone else,…
A New Threshold
I bought a house. Let me repeat that. I BOUGHT A HOUSE!!! After renting for many years, turning the key and stepping over the threshold last night was like opening the best present ever! I see it as a gift to my children mostly… for their stability and future. I have longed for a home…
Washing Dishes
The dishwasher in the new house does not work very well. So much so that I requested a new one from my landlord. She has agreed to buy one (she used to live in this house, so I am guessing she can feel my pain) however, it hasn’t arrived yet. I’ve been using the crappy…
Photographic 2016
Wow, last year went by really fast and also pretty slow at times. Sounds impossible right? Typically the hard parts are what make it slow down, and that was no different in 2016. And yes, the good parts went by fast – really, really fast. But even so, I like to concentrate on the good stuff. One way I always do…
Yesterday & Today
Today was a long day. Before we left Austin I ran a Christmas present errand and then I stopped by Starbucks. No big convo about my name this time. It was fun to play Santa for just a bit and a grab a coffee in peace. Then I loaded up the kids and all of…
These Kids
Last Friday I took my kids’ lives in my hands by insisting that they let me take some professional-ish photos of them. You know for posterity and Christmas cards and stuff. I present you with the results. With added commentary. I like to call this little set “When we first got there and things were…
Kid Requests
My kids are always asking for stuff. From a quarter for that dumb toy from China, from inside the Godforsaken machine in the lobby of the pizza place, to toilet paper. Obviously one of these things is a necessity (at least in our house) and the other SO. IS. NOT. Here are some other things they…
Miss Independent
She insisted on carving her own pumpkin. I am not one to hold a women back from her goals. (Almost) Wordless Wednesday for #NaBloPoMo 🙂
Don’t Cry For Me…
Last night I had a good cry. I don’t cry that much anymore. I mean, sure, I cry sometimes, just like any normal 40-ish year old woman. But I do not cry nearly as much as I did about 10 months ago., or even six. Last year at this time this week I was still…
Mistaken
Last night I stood by the stove top, in front of a pan full of taco meat, something I have done MANY times before. The t.v. was on and there were kid voices all around me, requesting things and making exclamations. On one side of me, near the pantry was a child nagging me for…