I’ll add caps later, but for now, enjoy these.
The jammies were given to me by a man who took us to his cabin earlier in the summer. He’s a very nice guy and I couldn’t stay warm enough because SUMMER and who’d have thought it would be 50 up north? Sheesh! So he tosses them [...]
Archive for the ‘Amusing’ Category
5 Oct
Big Love
6 Apr
Lucy in the Sky
Oh sweet Lucy girl.
When last you heard from me, I mentioned about having too many kids to fit in my car, so Rob and I were both going to drive a car-load of kids to church today. That did happen. We brought 8 of the 14 which were there. One of those children is Lucy, [...]
28 Oct
Is This What I Signed Up For?
Appointments. Appointments. Appointments. Appointments.
Seriously folks, I am drowning in calendar boxes completely full. Stormy has a lawyer appointment tonight, then wants to go shopping for a Halloween Costume. Tomorrow, I rescheduled her psychologist appointment so it doesn’t conflict with my nail appointment (I mean, one MUST have priorities!) so Stormy’s phych appt is on Thursday [...]
21 Oct
I’m So In
I wonder how I could have been so discouraged yesterday!
Let me just name out all the blessings from this afternoon:
Stormy’s Dad said he would let her have her clothes and things back. There was a real concern that he would not.
I have tomorrow off work!
Stormy has a half-day of school tomorrow, so I am going [...]
19 Oct
Good Weekend!
Mindy is such a blessing–truly. She will be 18 at the end of October, and Stormy is 15. Stormy soooo loved meeting Mindy yesterday that when Mindy asked her to come and work at the Haunted Woods, Stormy said, “Pleeeeeeeeease Rob and Jayleigh can I go with her?” And we agreed, saying we’d pick her [...]
1 Sep
Unspoken Thoughts to the Girl at the Laundromat
Dear Girl,
Why, on this sunny morning, are you hanging out at the laundromat? Why do you have 4 huge loads of laundry? I wonder if you’re here often, because I’ve never seen you here before, and I’m a regular.
I wonder if you realize that we can see your white and your beige bras going round-and-round [...]
22 Aug
Home Again, Home Again
Jiggety Jig.
Rob is home. Glory to God!
I love dancing with Rob while in our jammies, in the bedroom or the kitchen. To this song, just now:
Yesterday when I had my hair pinned in an updo–the temp was so hot outside–a hairdresser from down the block came into Work and told me how [...]
15 Aug
This Would Be….
And this, Nastia Liukin, would be why I so love to watch gymnastics during the Olympics. I am a “landlubber” who doesn’t move gracefully or beautifully, or flexibly like this.
And as my momma always says when I express jealousy of someone else: You just don’t know what their problems are like or what they’ve had [...]
22 Jul
Canon in D (or Rainbow in the Rear View)
This is not me playing, but it’s the version and the song I am working on.
Is life so bad when Canon in D is stuck in your head? No, dear friends. It’s reminding me of something I saw today that I don’t think I have ever seen before: a rainbow in [...]
15 Jul
Tootsies
I get my nails done twice a month by the coolest manicurist in the world. She’s just a few days older than Dotty and me, and we always have a good time. She listens to my “catalog of woe” and I to hers… we give advice, and support. We laugh and cry together. We rarely [...]
8 Jul
Party Party Party
This is my Dad figuring out we were having a party for HIM!
My little cousin Will.i.am with me at my dad’s retirement party on July 4. He’s so cute and I love him so much. We had a great time taking each other’s picture!
My niece, Cassie, me, and Charlie-boy at my dad’s party. Cassie was my [...]
10 Jun
Little Beds
Last weekend, Rob put together the bunk beds. We lamented together that our Foster Licensing Worker hasn’t been in contact with us for ever-so-long. And we decided to tackle the HUGE job of putting the kids’ room together and clearing out my yarn and craft things a little at a time.
So. This afternoon Rob and [...]
11 May
Jackpot!!!
My friend from High School came into work yesterday with her hubby and 4 kids. We’ve been communicating via email for several months and have talked about some pretty deep things. I was so glad to see her… that this non-huggy-of-non-family-members-woman (me!) was inspired to hug my dear friend!
They were going to visit her dad, [...]
5 Apr
Warmth
-Next-door neighbors we haven’t seen in months brought over home made jam and biscuits, and chatted about everything from our potential foster kids, to God’s divine providence in our lives.
-Iced mocha. I can’t help that it makes me so happy.
-Sunshine. Having a nice day to go to Michigan State to hang with my cousin, Tegan.
-Shopping [...]
