Confession time here. It?s not about perfection, it?s about the people; so live life?together! I say this all the time, and I do believe it. I try to live it out. I know it?s the people that matter; not the food, the house, nor my outfit. But we have company coming, and I am fretting just a little bit (okay a lot a bit). You see, they are old college friends, they got married first, had the first baby, she?s a nutritionist (so she will … [Read more...] about Fretting About Guests
At the End…
I constantly find myself at the end and thus obliged by social manners to refill. I find myself standing in front of the company water cooler as the bottle reaches its end. Then I am socially obliged to lift a 25+ pound bottle of water and place it on the receptacle. I am certain that one day this will end in a disastrous situation where a coworker will find me flattened with said water bottle on top of my chest. Growing up my last name … [Read more...] about At the End…
Sisters
Sisters? oh my. Is there a more complicated relationship? I, an only child, have been blessed with 4 children. But not just 4 children; 4 children in 5 Ω years. But not just 4 children in 5 Ω years; but the middle two, only 20 months apart: girls, daughters, sisters. Now my experience as an only child underprepared me for the phenomenon known as sibling rivalry. I mean from my point of view, how could having close-in-age, built-in playmates … [Read more...] about Sisters
Around the Table
Around the table. Three very powerful words. Sometimes it is just easier to drive through and eat in front of the TV or just eat in the car. I get that. Boy, do I get that. This one has soccer, this one dance, this one piano, this one? Just getting them to the right places at the right time is monumental. It?s a conundrum I know all too well. After having 4 children in 5 Ω years, I was a mom who acted more like cruise … [Read more...] about Around the Table