“Wow. Do you want me to wait to eat this so you can take a picture for your blog first?” That’s what my thoughtful hubby said tonight when I served up his supper! And, no, I wasn’t planning to take a picture, but of course I had to after that compliment! He even held it [...]
Generous Family and Friends
August 25, 2008
… and their food. That’s what I’m thankful for today. For this… (and so much more just like it) and this… and all the peaches that I forgot to take pictures of… and all the fresh farm eggs that my mother-in-law brings when they visit… and just today as I was standing outside school waiting [...]
Filed Under: Gratitude
Our Teeny-Tiny School
August 18, 2008
Last Thursday my daughter had her first day of kindergarten. The First Day of School. The First. Day. Of. School… for my oldest child. GULP. You have no idea how much I have contemplated homeschooling in the last few months. I’m a teacher, for crying out loud. For eight years (six years full-time before I [...]
Melanoma
August 11, 2008
So, remember this? Turns out that pesky little mole (the one that I was told was probably fine and we should just keep an eye on it and get it checked out every three months) was a melanoma. Skin cancer. The deadliest form of skin cancer. I just got the call this afternoon. Funny… today is [...]
Filed Under: Gratitude, Healthy Habits
Pandemonium
August 4, 2008
Recently, while dining on my now-cold meal (do moms ever eat warm food?) at our loud, chaotic supper table after a typically crazy day of spinning my wheels, I looked up through the happy chatter (and clatter… and beating of the platters…) and caught my husband’s weary, laughing eyes. He winked. “We asked for it.” [...]
Filed Under: Gratitude
