My Mom Has Cancer
It's breast cancer awareness month. So it's time you all became aware of something. My mom has cancer. I feel like it was just last month that she told me she had a lump in her breast, but it was probably a year or more ago. After radiation and a lumpectomy, she was...
A Peek Inside a Two-Year-Old Mind
Benjamin loves the movie Cars. He received a few of the character cars for Christmas last year, and now whenever family visits, they add to his collection. Or when I see one he doesn't have in the grocery store... But we've had to stop buying them on whim for him,...
Just a Thought: Wife of Your Youth
I like to look at the grandmothers, great-grandmothers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers that I see in malls and restaurant waiting areas. I like to look at their faces and try to find their younger self hidden in there. I love to look at pictures from their...
Internet, I Have Missed You
As my warranty on my laptop was almost up, I decided last Monday was as good a time as any to send my malfunctioning HP Pavilion in, hoping it would come back with working speakers. I figured I'd be without my computer during the day, but would be able to check the...
Meet-and-Greet Schmonday
Meh, I don't know what day of the week it is, half the time. Can ya tell? PICTURES! (Not all 25 that I edited and uploaded. That would overwhelm you.) (Much like my children at 10:30pm after lemonade AND fruit snacks.) (Won't be doing THAT again...) That's enough...
Thinking about Adolescence Already
Josh and I were talking about adolescence last night. It was brought on when we heard one of those "Teaching Moments" on KLOVE (Christian radio). They were talking about how to handle your teenage children. How to relate to them. How to talk with them. And we...
This One’s for the WOPS.
(That's Wives Of Perpetual Students). And the Offspring Of Perpetual Students, as well. The OOPS, if you will. (Hey, it was either that or COPS.) I've had this song in my head all day. Could have something to do with the fact that it's Midterms. Sung to the tune of...
Fall? Already? No! Please! No!!
I have nothing against fall, itself, really. The weather turns crisp and cool, but in a refreshing way. Like a sip of ice water after a long, hot day. And the leaves are beautiful. And we have so many of them here. The colors really are a palette that only an...
Just Another Mommy Moment
Women's Bible study started yesterday. I made it there *almost* on time. Half-way through, my baby was brought to me from the nursery. So it was with full hands I went to pick up the other two at the end of the study. I watched other smiling mommies looking through...
So We Heard Back About The QE (Big ol’ Test)…
But not before they drug... dragged? it out for en-ti-re-ly too long. Josh got at least two emails explaining that there was some sort of difficulty with the grading, resulting in all kinds of delays. Suspenseful, right? I would never do that. Never advertise that we...