As a stay-at-home mom without a secular job I’m always trying to find ways to contribute to the household that will enrich instead of burden our existence as a family. My DH has often hinted that he would someday like to get a dog. With a four year old and a 21 month old in [...]
Well either my child is a genius or her little fingers were just in the right place at the wrong time. My brother in law’s family was over for a visit and their oldest daughter tagged along while her husband went to work for a few hours. She has a picture of my oldest daughter, [...]
Something else that made me think about this emotional bond that humans make with an animal is a program I was watching on PBS tonight about a cheetah. Simon King, whom the documentary was about, had taken care of a male cheetah named Toqi. He’d nursed him and followed him closely for four years and [...]
That first winter that mom was here Tina died. Dad to this day blames her death on mom. At work my dad received a Hickory Farms gift box with the traditional cheese and sausage assortment that is available every winter around Christmastime. Mom was excited about the gift at first until she sampled the contents. [...]
My mother often speaks of her father’s view of domestic animals. He used to say that “domestic” only means that the wild creature is condescending to allow you to be close to them. Which in reality that is true. I’ve heard of countless stories of cats, dogs and other “domestic” creatures inexplicably turning on them. [...]
If you’ve ever seen the show “What Not To Wear” on TLC you know exactly what I mean. Yeyda and I are big fans of the show. Every day it comes on right at lunch time so we sit down and eat our lunch while we watch. I thought for sure she’d protest, but she [...]
Over the weekend my DH was able to finish stubbing in some new plumbing in the bathroom and he had an idea. He asked if I’d like to make a time capsule of sorts with some items that would be neat for us or someone else to find 20 or 30 years from now when [...]
In this age of technological advances it is easy to allow the computer, the TV, the MP3, or the video game system player to keep your children occupied and pacified. Really what are they learning? One, that they are not personally important enough to you to spend time with them. Two, that they are basically [...]
Saturday my in-laws came over. My father-in-law helped my husband install new electrical outlets and receptacles in the bathroom and my mother-in-law hung out with the girls. It was a great help to me because I had a chance to really work on the cleaning of the house and folding laundry – things that are [...]
I’m facing the inevitable – discomfort, pain, anxiety, elation and relief. “What a combination of emotions,” you may say. Well, having a baby brings a mix of the worst and the best there is in life. This will be my second forray in to the land of labor pains so I am fully aware of [...]
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