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Keeping it Real
In my daughters' old school where the annual parents' orientation is mandatory (former co-parents know what I'm talking about) there was one session when the nuns asked us, what were our hopes and our fears for our daughters. And I thought long and hard about that. I remember standing up to share that I hope my daughters grow up to be good, and ( Read more... ) -
It's not about you
When you're pulled in all different directions, when everyone and everything seems to need a piece of you, when you have to take care of your spouse, and your children, and your extended family, and the household tasks, and your responsibilities at work, and the list goes on and on, it's easy to fall into despair and ask, what about me? What about ( Read more... ) -
Grace
We did the Way of the Cross in school today. I almost deliberately missed it. But I'm glad I didn't. This day was crazy, cramming all my preps, subbing in the high school on a subject I don't know, it was a blur, really. But somwhere in the hot sun and the aching feet during the Way of the Cross, I felt Christ's love while meditating on His ( Read more... ) -
Ten Years
Yesterday, November 3, 2015, was our tenth wedding anniversary. We couldnt celebrate because it was my first day back at work from sembreak and he was busy too. We celebrated the day before, on November 2. Mike had been asking me months in advance what I wanted to do on our anniversary, and there was really only one thing to do when you reach this ( Read more... ) -
Hereditary Childhood
If we had a good childhood, we want our children to have the childhood we had. As children, Mom would tell us about the huge lawn they had as kids and what fun they had running around and playing outside, and how she wished we had a lawn too. We didn't have a lawn but we had a garden, which was full of trees, vegetables, fruits, and flowers. My ( Read more... ) -
Ex-Donya
Every day I am tired. I complain that I am tired. My feet hurt. My brain stops working. My back kriks. I've only been working full time for less than a year and a half but every day I am tired.
Every day I am also thankful. Thankful that I live and work in a place where there is no traffic and lots of nature. Thankful that my children are growing up ( Read more... ) -
One Step at a Time
Apparently building a new house is like climbing a mountain. At first you are amazed at how far you've gotten in such a short time, but then just when you think you're almost at the top, there's another ridge to get over, and then another one, and the climb seems to go on forever ( Read more... ) -
Ruined for Life, a brief history.
I have this little rule. Don't blog about work. It was in place from when I started my blog back in (ahem) 2002. But at the time I started my blog because I was far from home and I didn't want to email the world to let them know I'm ok. I set up the blog so that my mother (and other potentially interested people) could just drop by to see what's ( Read more... ) -
35 Reasons to be Thankful
It hasn't been a year since my last Reasons to be Thankful entry but SO MUCH has happened since that last one that my list this year could be a complete overhaul. I mean, my lists are getting longer and longer each year (a reason to be thankful!) in that each number is cheatingly about many many things. This one, I think, should focus on the new ( Read more... ) -
Life will never be the same again. Soon.
This wasn't the plan.
The original plan was, live in Merville forever, the girls will study in Assumption San Lorenzo, the boy will study in Xavier. Mike will be the primary breadwinner, and I will stay home as long as we don't need the extra income or until I find work that I really want to do. And I mean really really want to do.
Then we heard of ( Read more... )