There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire,
which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which
kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

-Washington Irving

actually this has nothing to do with the 4th. besides my red and blue ensemble capped with my cherry red lips.

it dawned on me today that strangely, the kitchen has become 'my place' in the house. not because of any gender role or unwritten agreement between a husband or wife (or am i just being nieve?) but i think, part of the reason being it is ( Read more... )

how blessed i am ( Read more... )

and even she is a little embarrassed to admit, she has fallen for the twilight insanity ( Read more... )

the puppy. oh the puppy. central to my conversations with dan. did she poop? what did she get into? when does she need to go out next ( Read more... )

everyday you present me challenges. some predictable. some not.

and i try. so hard. to let them roll off my back. place my shield of protection and fight them away.

somedays it's easier than others.

i get hurt pretty easily. i think you know that.

but if that 's the consequence of having such a lovely life. then i'm okay with that.

very okay.

thank you for keeping my family safe.

for providing me strength when it's needed the most.

for showing love in places unimaginable.

and for the gift - of being here - everyday.

so the hubs, sis-in-law and i went to see lion king the other night. great show. go see it. anyway it was on the campus of msu and it happened to be a sunny day so the students were pouring out our over campus. driving through stirred memories of living in the campus bubble where there is no outside world. just classes, beer and boys. i won't say ( Read more... )

we got a puppy. we love her. she's a pain.

dan was in his room playing the computer with lucy locked in, going nuts, barking, clawing on the door, generally being crazy puppy -

and i hear him say.. "okay, now what did we just discuss."

yeah good luck negotiating babe.

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