k, in the car,
passing the cemetery,
"oh look, some guy died today."
"wha??"
"see over there that blue thing
covering the dead guy."
"oh yeah, i do see that."
"did you know jesus died,
and we will see him in heaven?
and christmas is his birthday?"
"yes."
"do you think when i die,
i'll still celebrate my birthday?"
"yes."
"maybe me and jesus can have our
birthday party together."
"that would be nice."
"m and g will be dead already,
so they can come to the party too."
"uh, i suppose, what about me and daddy?"
"SURE, YOU GUYS WILL BE LONG GONE BY THEN."
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
sunday confession
i am a fruit ninja.
yeah, i said it.
what's your sunday confession?
the confessional is open.
yeah, i said it.
what's your sunday confession?
the confessional is open.
Friday, January 7, 2011
weekly photos
i recently joined a weekly photo group.
hopefully, this will inspire me to take more photos.
and inspire mm to gift me with that nikon for my b-day.
he was apparently still uninspired as of christmastime.
ahem.
this week's assignment...
mess.
next week's assignment -
clean.
hopefully, this will inspire me to take more photos.
and inspire mm to gift me with that nikon for my b-day.
he was apparently still uninspired as of christmastime.
ahem.
this week's assignment...
mess.
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| the wii fit board sat vacant for so long, squatters arrived. |
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| from the manual... instruction #1 - do not put together on carpet. instruction #2 - do not open all bags at once. |
next week's assignment -
clean.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
looking back on 2010
when i caught this post by waspy girl,
i knew it was something i wanted to try...
i am not normally a resolution person,
i usually make a couple,
but i don't really enforce them
once january is over.
sad, but there it is.
what was one goal you accomplished in 2010?
i sweet talked mm into a new kitten.
i didn't want the kids to grow up without a pet.
weird, i know.
it turned out to be a great decision,
but could have easily gone the other way.
as a rule, mm does not like cats,
but he seems to like this one.
goal!
what is your favorite memory of 2010?
disney.
i had GIANT expectations.
and GIANT fears.
would we have fun?
would we get it all done?
would we stay sane?
we did, and we loved it.
pretty much every moment,
except this one time, in the animal kingdom, when everyone was really hot and tired,
oh and this other time at hollywood studios, when everyone was really hot and tired...
what is your least favorite memory of 2010?
millie, a close friend of mm's family, passed away.
from a car accident,
as she was driving home from mailing her holiday cards!?!
it is still mind-numbing.
and her card is hanging upstairs.
what was the best trip you took in 2010?
i know.
you think i'm going to say disney.
but, wait, no!
i went to my parents' house with the kids over the summer.
for a whole week, not once, but twice.
a definite highlight.
what was your favorite purchase in 2010?
iphone 4.
for the record, i was totally against it.
what was the best book you read in 2010?
i recently started lemony snicket's "unfortunate events" series.
m and i are reading them together.
highly entertaining.
also, a few of the "wizard of oz" series.
and "the girl with the dragon tattoo" series.
"the taking" by dean koontz,
i couldn't put it down.
so many books,
so little time.
what changed about you in 2010?
i realized that i am ready to go back to work.
part-time.
k will be starting kindergarten in the fall,
and i am kind of excited to see what's out there.
imagine, conversations, with grownups!
what made you cry in 2010?
m turning 9.
g turning 7.
k turning, gulp, 5.
it was all completely awful.
what is one home project you accomplished in 2010?
we didn't do too many home projects,
but we did repaint our upstairs main living area
(dining room, living room, hall, foyer)
the same color.
yes, almost the exact same color as before,
just scrubbable satin this time instead of flat,
which i HAD to have when we moved in.
three kids later, i just don't know what i was thinking, really.
best meal of 2010?
we have a ladies' group that meets
at a different restaurant every month.
so i have had many, many good meals,
right here in pittsburgh.
there are so many great places
right in my own backyard.
paris 66.
i had the pissladiere (pizza, but way better)
and a salad.
scrumptious.
yo rita's.
best taco i ever ate.
and a warm salad.
awesome-ness.
zaiaka indian restaurant.
yummy chana masala.
extremely close to my house.
many takeout nights.
mccormick and schmick's.
seafood.
i actually went with mm this time.
it cost a small car payment,
but worth it, i think?
what made you want to scream in 2010?
the kids pushing their boundaries, hard.
emerging attitudes.
i'll be honest, i did some screaming in 2010.
what was your verse of 2010?
be still, and know that i am God (psalm 46:10)
i said this over and over in my head a lot.
what does your list look like?
i'd love to see.
thank you, waspy girl!
i knew it was something i wanted to try...
i am not normally a resolution person,
i usually make a couple,
but i don't really enforce them
once january is over.
sad, but there it is.
what was one goal you accomplished in 2010?
i sweet talked mm into a new kitten.
i didn't want the kids to grow up without a pet.
weird, i know.
it turned out to be a great decision,
but could have easily gone the other way.
as a rule, mm does not like cats,
but he seems to like this one.
goal!
what is your favorite memory of 2010?
disney.
i had GIANT expectations.
and GIANT fears.
would we have fun?
would we get it all done?
would we stay sane?
we did, and we loved it.
pretty much every moment,
except this one time, in the animal kingdom, when everyone was really hot and tired,
oh and this other time at hollywood studios, when everyone was really hot and tired...
what is your least favorite memory of 2010?
millie, a close friend of mm's family, passed away.
from a car accident,
as she was driving home from mailing her holiday cards!?!
it is still mind-numbing.
and her card is hanging upstairs.
what was the best trip you took in 2010?
i know.
you think i'm going to say disney.
but, wait, no!
i went to my parents' house with the kids over the summer.
for a whole week, not once, but twice.
a definite highlight.
what was your favorite purchase in 2010?
iphone 4.
for the record, i was totally against it.
what was the best book you read in 2010?
i recently started lemony snicket's "unfortunate events" series.
m and i are reading them together.
highly entertaining.
also, a few of the "wizard of oz" series.
and "the girl with the dragon tattoo" series.
"the taking" by dean koontz,
i couldn't put it down.
so many books,
so little time.
what changed about you in 2010?
i realized that i am ready to go back to work.
part-time.
k will be starting kindergarten in the fall,
and i am kind of excited to see what's out there.
imagine, conversations, with grownups!
what made you cry in 2010?
m turning 9.
g turning 7.
k turning, gulp, 5.
it was all completely awful.
what is one home project you accomplished in 2010?
we didn't do too many home projects,
but we did repaint our upstairs main living area
(dining room, living room, hall, foyer)
the same color.
yes, almost the exact same color as before,
just scrubbable satin this time instead of flat,
which i HAD to have when we moved in.
three kids later, i just don't know what i was thinking, really.
best meal of 2010?
we have a ladies' group that meets
at a different restaurant every month.
so i have had many, many good meals,
right here in pittsburgh.
there are so many great places
right in my own backyard.
paris 66.
i had the pissladiere (pizza, but way better)
and a salad.
scrumptious.
yo rita's.
best taco i ever ate.
and a warm salad.
awesome-ness.
zaiaka indian restaurant.
yummy chana masala.
extremely close to my house.
many takeout nights.
mccormick and schmick's.
seafood.
i actually went with mm this time.
it cost a small car payment,
but worth it, i think?
what made you want to scream in 2010?
the kids pushing their boundaries, hard.
emerging attitudes.
i'll be honest, i did some screaming in 2010.
what was your verse of 2010?
be still, and know that i am God (psalm 46:10)
i said this over and over in my head a lot.
what does your list look like?
i'd love to see.
thank you, waspy girl!
Friday, December 31, 2010
sweating the small stuff
have you ever been so busy
worrying about day to day junk,
that you don't even notice that
someone close to you is hurting?
you sit in your house
thinking about how your kids
don't eat enough vegetables,
and should drink more water,
and how are they doing in school,
which is elementary school for goodness sake,
when suddenly you realize that it's all
small potatoes.
ridiculously small potatoes,
that you couldn't even make into
a decent soup.
and you realize that this other person,
this person close to you,
may have needed a shoulder,
may have tried to talk to you,
and you probably said something dumb
about how much laundry you had to do.
or how stressed out you are about
nothing in particular.
and there probably isn't anything you could have done,
but man, you could have listened better.
read the neon signs.
been more aware.
been more, well, just there.
how did you fix it?
no reason.
worrying about day to day junk,
that you don't even notice that
someone close to you is hurting?
you sit in your house
thinking about how your kids
don't eat enough vegetables,
and should drink more water,
and how are they doing in school,
which is elementary school for goodness sake,
when suddenly you realize that it's all
small potatoes.
ridiculously small potatoes,
that you couldn't even make into
a decent soup.
and you realize that this other person,
this person close to you,
may have needed a shoulder,
may have tried to talk to you,
and you probably said something dumb
about how much laundry you had to do.
or how stressed out you are about
nothing in particular.
and there probably isn't anything you could have done,
but man, you could have listened better.
read the neon signs.
been more aware.
been more, well, just there.
how did you fix it?
no reason.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
the game of life
schooled in the game of life...
m chose a career.
i chose college.
i'll show her.
i finished college.
graduated with $125,000 debt.
had to buy $5,000 worth of books.
became a doctor.
i'll show her.
while i was in college,
m became a pro athlete!?!
she collected two paydays,
got married,
no debt.
wth?
i got married,
had twin girls,
paid taxes.
i got sued for $100,000 -
twice.
lost my job.
became a lawyer.
ha - i'll show her.
m bought a double wide,
and an rv.
i bought a modest victorian.
we both got raises.
i got sued for $100,000 -
twice.
i bought some art,
$20,000.
sent two kids to college,
$50,000 -
per kid.
hired a butler/maid service,
$65,000.
retired, received some money
from the twins as a present.
not nearly enough after all i've done for them!
paid my college debt.
finished the game with a little over a million dollars.
i'll show her.
m retired,
finished the game with 2.5 million dollars.
schooled.
well played, game of life,
well played.
m chose a career.
i chose college.
i'll show her.
i finished college.
graduated with $125,000 debt.
had to buy $5,000 worth of books.
became a doctor.
i'll show her.
while i was in college,
m became a pro athlete!?!
she collected two paydays,
got married,
no debt.
wth?
i got married,
had twin girls,
paid taxes.
i got sued for $100,000 -
twice.
lost my job.
became a lawyer.
ha - i'll show her.
m bought a double wide,
and an rv.
i bought a modest victorian.
we both got raises.
i got sued for $100,000 -
twice.
i bought some art,
$20,000.
sent two kids to college,
$50,000 -
per kid.
hired a butler/maid service,
$65,000.
retired, received some money
from the twins as a present.
not nearly enough after all i've done for them!
paid my college debt.
finished the game with a little over a million dollars.
i'll show her.
m retired,
finished the game with 2.5 million dollars.
schooled.
well played, game of life,
well played.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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