We are giving away two matching couches, so please speak up if you want them. They are about 18 years old and need a professional steam cleaning, but otherwise they are in pretty good shape. They probably have several more years' worth of use in them, especially if you don't have small people throwing the pillows all over the place like I did. They ( Read more... )

Yup. I have a new radiator after my car overheated today for the second time. It was pretty obvious something was busted; there was greenish coolant residue all over the radiator and nearby (unknown-to-me) engine parts. I spent pretty much my whole day dealing with it instead of working. Boo ( Read more... )

I have to admit it: I like Facebook. I like having tiny connections with friends spread far and wide. Some of them I'm in regular contact with anyway, but some are people I would never see, never email, never call, or receive such messages in return. We are all so busy, so wrapped up in our adult lives of responsibility, whatever form that may take ( Read more... )

Week 1 is done. It sucked, but not because the children were out of school and daycare. I had help with them from kimkimkaree and both grandmas and a Nature camp in the mornings for Lucas. It sucked because of grown-up stuff: hormones and money and stress and stupid bureaucratic bullshit designed to complicate my life-unnecessarily! It's over and, boy, am I ( Read more... )

Friday Afterschool
pick up Lucas
hug teachers
take photos
tour farm
show Asher the animals
take photos
Jimboys tacos for celebratory treat
home for Asher's nap
"huggles" with Lucas on the couch
knitting with Lucas
15 mins TV
walk to Bird Track park
Daddy home
steaks, broccoli, salad, wine
after-dinner walkies and playground time
cheesecake and ice-cream with "2" ( Read more... )

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Sometimes I just gotta count up some current blessings. It reminds me everything’s OK.

I don’t have to look at any more icky skin disease pictures.

Asher fell asleep beautifully today with just one picture-book story. I love the symmetry of that and it's rare.

Lucas’s Eurhythmy class today was really fun to watch. The kids have all grown so ( Read more... )

There is a vacant home on the corner of my street, where Dove meets Eagle. Not too long ago there was a family living there, with a couple of kids. They were older than Lucas and went to the neighborhood school, so we didn't really get to know them. He isn't really old enough to wander off unattended to play with neighbor kids. I watched from afar ( Read more... )

It was a great weekend, starting with my birthday on Friday. I loved seeing my friends on Saturday evening. Some darlings whom I don't see but rarely came to my party and it was a thrill. Chuck Norris ice teas (with peach schnapps) are fun; much thanks to Jason for introducing us to this concoction. White peach sangria is also fun.

Saturday and ( Read more... )

I just spent the last half-hour TEACHING LUCAS how to clean the bathroom. One of two new jobs that he gets now that he's turning 7.

Oh YEAH.