I am on Tumblr, though not as commonly recently as I had been for a while.  Today on another site, I was reminded of something they say often on Tumblr. I will preface my post with two things: firstly, I understand their point.  I get what they're trying to say.  They're trying to say that often, in many parts of our country, things are radically ( Read more... )

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Tonight has been really really good.  Well, the whole day has been pretty awesome. 
( Cut for length. Rambling about my day. )

My friend B and I were chatting over Twitter, and we were discussing the care and rearing of small children. My words to her were "yup. somedays... they're angels. Other days, you look for the ducttape. :D ( Read more... )

I am 35 today.    Yesterday, I was 34.  But yesterday carried its own milestone.   Yesterday I celebrated ten years of marriage.   So, I'm sitting here thinking about life, my age, the times, and what it means to have a decade of marriage under my belt ( Read more... )

my eyes are made of water
and my blood is made of water
do you cry to see me fumbling through
this ocean of an obstacle?
you, the bridge builder
you, who walks on water
do you cry to see me swimming in my
deep, deep wells?
my bones are made from dust
and my flesh is made from dust
do you wonder how I get so far away
from simple trust?
my pulse is ( Read more... )

So, I figured I'd take a page from Chris and quote a few of my favorite lyrics that have been rolling around in my head today.   It's Thanksgiving, and already today, I'm dealing with explaining to the kids about 'entrapment' (of each other), and things like that.  However, I'm also very thankful for a lot.   So here are the lyrics running through ( Read more... )

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Some things change, and some things stay the same

Will started school again, and we're still having issues with transportation.  Praying folks... you know the drill.  He's so far ahead of what would be his grade that if he went back to the standard ISD school, he'd be a holy terror out of boredom. (Been there, done that.)  However, at this point ( Read more... )

So, there is much happening in the world for me.  Firstly, I'm expecting a new computer any day now.  :D It was supposed to be here today, but it didn't make it. Instead of sending it directly to me, FedEx sent it to a hub, which happened to be the other direction.  Silly FedEx. I just hope it doesn't come while we're on our mini-vacation ( Read more... )