November 13, 2008
- Changing Music
By Beck
I lost my mp3 player recently - where could it have gone? I really don't know - and it's surprising to me how much I've missed it. (…)
October 23, 2008
- Things That Have Already Passed, Things That Are Gone
By Beck
This is a reprint of a post from April - hence the reference to Maundy Thursday - of 2007, and it's incredibly poignant for me, reading about The Baby curling up on my lap. (…)
October 16, 2008
- Revelations
By Beck
On the weekend, I was complaining in the evening - after the kids were tucked away, sleeping in their small beds - complaining about their rotten behaviour, about how one of them had hurt my feelings at a family gathering. (…)
October 9, 2008
- Fire Proof
By Beck
The Baby and I have lots of weird, preschooler-sized adventures during the day. (…)
October 2, 2008
- Construction Paper Heart
By Beck
The Baby now has a one hour nursery school session each week, which she's really enjoying. (…)
September 25, 2008
- Two Little Bears
By Beck
I bought The Girl a silly pen at the dollar store today - it has a little pretend tv at the top, and when you press the button, POP! (…)
September 11, 2008
- Fragile
By Beck
It's rarely a good thing when your kid's school phones you in the middle of the day. (…)
September 4, 2008
- Transfiguration
By Beck
(Thanks to a technical glitch at my house - Now Home To Technical Glitches All The Time! (…)
August 28, 2008
- Family Tree
By Beck
My husband and my oldest child were sitting on the kitchen floor yesterday, making corn dollies. (…)
August 21, 2008
- Seven Deadly Me's.
By Beck
I've been writing a lot about jealousy this week, although I don't know why. Jealousy is a horrible thing to admit to, a terrible pettiness, and I am a very jealous person. (…)
August 14, 2008
- Seven Years Ago
By Beck
I originally posted this back at my original, now defunct blog, and it's always been one of my favorites. (…)
August 7, 2008
- DW and The Perils Of Parenting
By Beck
My husband and I frequently sit around and pick on cartoon character's parents. (…)
July 31, 2008
- The World's Biggest Snowball
By Beck
I got another big shipment of books this afternoon, mostly parenting or crafts with kids or family activities type books, and was quickly overwhelmed with the desire to curl up someplace quiet and read for several days, which reminded me of a friend's joke: "Go away! (…)
July 25, 2008
- This Is Not Really About Laundry
By Beck
The first thing I do in the morning is sleepwalk to our laundry room and throw a new load of laundry into the washing machine. (…)
July 17, 2008
- Summer Change
By Beck
Summertime drives me a little bit crazy. It’s great in theory, but like many things that are great in theory (holiday dinners! getting married!), it’s a whole lot irritating. (…)
