Archive for the ‘Philosophical’ Category

Walking 8.6 Miles In His Shoes

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Since Tuesday this week, the first day of Troy's new job, I've been taking him to work every day (we have just the one car), and I've also been picking him UP every night (at ONE IN THE MORNING, AUUUGH), because we didn't have the county transit taxi set up ...

My Baby Has A Job!

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

My husband, Troy, has A JOB. It might be temporary, it may not work out, but for today - HE HAS A JOB.  :) Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!  I mean, pass the bag of chips, because I've got a lot of time to spend this evening while he's ...

The Drama Llama Camps in My Front Yard

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Last year, during all the upheaval and crises that resulted from me kicking out my then-husband, my good friend Matt would occasionally IM and ask me how things were. I'd respond in gory detail, glad for a temporary respite from all the insanity, and more than likely I went ...

Dear Joey (A Letter to My Son, Just Because) [REPOST]

Monday, May 19th, 2008

I posted a link here yesterday, but it's such a great post that I really enjoyed writing that I want it here, too.  If you haven't read it yet, here is my post about Joey: . . . . . Dear Joey, I posted about your sister recently - it was mostly to ...

My first Mommy Gig post is up!

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

If you haven't read it yet, you can click right over and read my first post at ThisMommyGig.  It's about Joey, since my last good post here was about Lissie.  :) Let me know what you think! (Also, be sure you subscribe to the blog feed over there, because it's chock full ...

My daughter is JUST LIKE ME!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Actually, this is not entirely true. My eight-year-old girl - dark-haired, poised, open, fragile - is really not very much like me most of the time. I used to think that we were just alike, she and I, and then one day I realized I thought so because ...