August 5, 2009 – 12:16 pm
OK, so by now you’ve noticed that I was away for a while. Let’s just say my own elephants came out and needed to be slowly and carefully talked off the cliff. Since I didn’t have Tina around to help mediate, it took a while.
But I’m back.
Here’s what happened:
Thanks to my amazing brother and his [...]
We’re in Nebraska, visiting my brother and his family for the holiday.
If you’ve ever driven from Chicago to Nebraska, you understand that it’s not perhaps the most exciting drive.
Having done it hundreds of times, however, I dearly love it because the road brings me home. It’s so good to drive and think for 500 miles.
Near [...]
Yesterday was a glorious day.
This was despite the fact that the mighty Knights lost 9-8 in their softball championship, for those of you who are regular readers. There was some disappointment, but our team had a grand slam home run and other notable accomplishments, so it was a victory in our minds.
So there I was [...]
Color me happy this morning.
Here’s why: this morning I’m the proudest of mammas.
My daughter, who is 9, plays softball. Actually, it’s more accurate to say she lives and breathes softball.
Last night, her team (the Knights) played in their second playoff game. Last year the team lost in the second round, but we were so absolutely [...]
Tina is going to be confronting my Troll, which is the scariest thing I can imagine. I once had to be picked up from preschool in hysterics after a reading of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Honestly. So scary.
After a day of hand-to-hand combat over who got to sit in the Dora chair and other details of life, it was good to see peace play out in their world.
Last night I went to an amazing group, hosted by Fred.
Fred is a bit of an expert on the Law of Attraction. I’ve been interested in this for quite some time, reading and listening and trying to add it to my practice of meditation during the last few months.
Well, last night I was able to [...]
Here are my thoughts for this morning, as I considered little things I do to show my kids I love them. Feel free to add your own in the comments.
Surprise — it’s Tuesday! Thank you note Tuesday is happening on Thursday, in part due to the fact that my kids were sick this week and I’ve had to sit on two of them (gently, but sit nonetheless) to give them eye drops 3 times a day. Not fun.
Since this is a moment I am [...]
I’ve always been more than a little fascinated by woodpeckers.
They want something that they can’t quite get from the surface, so they chip away and chip away until, voila, they finally get it.
Any work on my “thing” feels a lot like being a woodpecker. I know something is down there. It has value and substance [...]