Monthly Archives: April 2013

b ~ But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,
This week has shown me: …that dragging your feet ‘cause you just don’t wanna do something and then doing it anyway can leave you pleasantly surprised at the outcome. … that knowing a deadline is looming and working hard, so

b ~ But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,
This week has shown me: …that dragging your feet ‘cause you just don’t wanna do something and then doing it anyway can leave you pleasantly surprised at the outcome. … that knowing a deadline is looming and working hard, so

a ~ But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,
Today is one of those days I try to do a bunch of work while B watches me. And occasionally moans. And occasionally kdl4ojdlthf llthfoyht;pyl7titit6 hijacks my laptop. These are the days I’m supposed to be appreciating. We have

a ~ But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,
Today is one of those days I try to do a bunch of work while B watches me. And occasionally moans. And occasionally kdl4ojdlthf llthfoyht;pyl7titit6 hijacks my laptop. These are the days I’m supposed to be appreciating. We have

b ~ Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?
Friday I set up everything for our event. I had questions on big sheets of paper hanging up around the library that the littles could answer by placing a sticker next to their correct response. I had everything organized, all

b ~ Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?
Friday I set up everything for our event. I had questions on big sheets of paper hanging up around the library that the littles could answer by placing a sticker next to their correct response. I had everything organized, all

a ~ Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?
Central Park looked much like it did in the movies – sunny, and populated with laughing people. It was our last afternoon in New York. T, who has become the person who plans our vacations, insisted we go to the

a ~ Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?
Central Park looked much like it did in the movies – sunny, and populated with laughing people. It was our last afternoon in New York. T, who has become the person who plans our vacations, insisted we go to the

a ~ Should I, after tea and cakes and ices,
Today it was sunny and then rainy. I left the house without a coat and now I’m chilled. The car will be warm, soon, though, because I’m committing an act of environmental violence and running the engine, and thus the

a ~ Should I, after tea and cakes and ices,
Today it was sunny and then rainy. I left the house without a coat and now I’m chilled. The car will be warm, soon, though, because I’m committing an act of environmental violence and running the engine, and thus the

b ~ Should I, after tea and cakes and ices,
Driving by the schoolyard I roll down the windows and listen to the chattering. The joy on their faces transports me to a simpler time. When M and I lived in the apartment in Pittsburgh our house was behind the

b ~ Should I, after tea and cakes and ices,
Driving by the schoolyard I roll down the windows and listen to the chattering. The joy on their faces transports me to a simpler time. When M and I lived in the apartment in Pittsburgh our house was behind the

a ~ Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
Dear Dogs, You are loved. Not as much as the children, but loved. I know you are getting old. I know you spend much of your time asleep or falling asleep or just waking up. It’s fine. This is your

a ~ Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
Dear Dogs, You are loved. Not as much as the children, but loved. I know you are getting old. I know you spend much of your time asleep or falling asleep or just waking up. It’s fine. This is your

b ~ Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
I cannot imagine my childhood without Charlotte, Snowball and Strawberry Shortcake the guinea pigs. Nor could I forget the cats that served as substitute dogs: Midnight, Mindy, Sunkist, Muffin and Cameo. Looking back, I’m sure my first college dormmates

b ~ Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
I cannot imagine my childhood without Charlotte, Snowball and Strawberry Shortcake the guinea pigs. Nor could I forget the cats that served as substitute dogs: Midnight, Mindy, Sunkist, Muffin and Cameo. Looking back, I’m sure my first college dormmates