~ 1 ~ At the end of last week, I declared to Eric one night at dinner, “I need a PDA.” Then, in my defense, I did follow that up with, “Hang on — did I see need? I meant I want one.” I went looking around on Amazon that night and saw that one of the things that came up again and again as something that other customers bought instead of one of the PDAs was an iPod Touch. {Read More}
7 Quick Takes: February 19, 2010 (Vol. 30)
February 19, 2010 by 5 Comments
~ 1 ~ The biggest event of the week around our house has been sickness. Lots and lots of coughing and stuff noses. Quite frankly, with three of the five of us on antibiotics, I’m getting really tired of it. As I mused on Facebook the other night, “I think my lungs are trying to stage a mutiny. Don’t they know they need me to survive?” I’m just praying that we’ll be a lot healthier by next week’s Quick {Read More}
Those Moments That Bring Life Into Sharp Focus
December 15, 2009 by 10 Comments
It’s easy to let life slip by us, isn’t it? I know I’m guilty (too guilty) of finding time to play on Facebook or Twitter, but “forgetting” to do an activity that I told the kids I would do. Or, I grumble when my Mom asks a favor while I think I am too busy doing something that probably isn’t all that important anyway. I think that there are so many of us that find ourselves caught up in life, {Read More}
7 Quick Takes: November 20, 2009 (Volume 22)
November 20, 2009 by 6 Comments
~ 1 ~ All of the sudden, this week, I woke up one day with a sore throat. Then, my throat got better, but my sinuses started to clog up. It just went downhill from there. Still no fever, and my sore throat is basically gone. But, oh my heck — the sinus pressure! And I have no idea how many tissues I have used at this point. Do you know how I know it’s really bad? I had to {Read More}
7 Quick Takes: November 13, 2009 (Volume 21)
November 14, 2009 by 2 Comments
~ 1 ~ Thanks so much for all of the kind words on my Grandmother’s sudden passing. It was so helpful for me to be able to write about it, and I appreciate all of the kind words that you guys have left. We had the funeral last Friday, and spent this week continuing to clean out her apartment. It has all been tiring both physically and emotionally, but it has also offered so many small moments of joy, as {Read More}
And This is Why My Grandma is Cringing in Heaven
November 5, 2009 by 1 Comment
As you can probably imagine, this week has been a hodge podge of craziness, weeping, stress, surprise at all of the support we’ve had, and also moments of sheer delight in the aftermath of my Grandma’s sudden and unexpected death on Sunday. Yes, I said that — sheer delight. This story is one of those. But, I think if you can’t find some moments of sheer delight in the aftermath of someone close to you passing, then you need to {Read More}
My Day Took The Kind of Turn That You Just Never See Coming
November 2, 2009 by 1 Comment
Isn’t it funny how sometimes we have our days planned and we think we know just exactly what to expect. And then, in a moment, that same day takes a 180 degree turn and you end up somewhere you never guessed you would be that day? I had a day like that today. My family and I were driving to an All Saints Day party about 25 minutes away. When we were about 10 minutes from our house, I got {Read More}
When did I get so old?
October 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Seriously — when did it happen? I don’t feel old, certainly. Heck — I don’t actually think that I am old. But, things seem to be happening every so often that make me scratch my head and think, “Huh. I guess I am getting older.” My reasoning? Not one, but several of the kids that I used to babysit are now either married or have finished graduate school. Or both! I have been waited on by many familiar faces in {Read More}
Deleting Email Addresses
September 23, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Every so often, I go through my email address book and delete some of the email addresses. I may delete ones that I know keep coming back undeliverable or perhaps the email address of someone that I used to take classes with in graduate school to whom I don’t really talk to anymore. You get the idea. People’s email addresses change, and sometimes, your relationship with them changes. In my last purging, I came to an email address that I {Read More}
It makes me sad to think about it…
June 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
But, I have come to realize I’m getting older. I don’t actually begrudge myself getting older. And, while I am a bit wistful while realizing that each of my little babies is no longer a little baby, it also isn’t what makes me sad. It is the realization that my grandparents and great aunts and uncles are getting older. I was around 17 years old when the first of my close relatives passed away — my paternal grandfather. Before that, {Read More}
