Monthly Archives: October 2011
Bumps and Wonders
It’s only 9:15am on Monday, and this day has already had it’s fair share of bumps, lumps and wonders. I’m sure yours has, too. Bump #1. 7:15am: #4 child wakes with a fever for the third straight day. Today is … Continue reading
chinese water torture
Recently I was trapped in a thirty four thousand seat arena for over three hours. How’s that? You say. My unfortunate and unlikely predicament stemmed from the location of our seats at the Navy football game in Annapolis, MD. Almost … Continue reading
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The eleventh plague
“How big is your infestation?” Are these not some of the scariest words you might ever hear? “It could have qualified as an eleventh plague, ” I reply into the phone, “There is a cloud of biblical proportions everywhere I … Continue reading
Chicken Quartet?
The time is precisely 4:10am. “This is terrible.” I hear David mutter and I think he’s talking in his sleep. He gets out of bed, paces around a little. Before he shuts the creaky farm windows, I am privileged to … Continue reading
It just slipped out…
It just slipped out. “…Well…you know…I’m a Texas girl”. I shrugged meekly, as if that explained everything. Wow. That was a weird answer to “So, how do you like it here?” posed by a kind stranger standing at my elbow … Continue reading
Waiting Underground
Monday’s index cards read: “Clean Coop”, “Compost?” and “Plant bulbs”. Easy choice. Out to the flower beds I go! Yep, these are some of the same beds that were crawling with poison ivy and mocking weeds just a few months ago when … Continue reading
What would it look like?
Welcome, friends. If you are jumping over from the All About Athlete blog, thanks for making the leap. I’m sorry you’ve had to traipse the cyber-world with me, but I do hope it will be worth it for us both … Continue reading
