Peace has descended on my happy home. My house has recovered from a full day of children running around, bouncing on beds and putting their hands all over the walls.The air conditioner is humming, and I can hear the occasional creaks from a house that is well loved and well used.No children are laughing, screaming or asking for bowls of cereal. This is the time that dreams … [Read more...]
No Going Back
A few weeks ago, the kids and I were on my bed laughing and joking while watching TV.My youngest, Peter, was hugging me while my daughter Lizzy was trying to tickle me with her feet. She's only 10, but her feet are as big as mine.I was grateful to have all my chickens around me.Tom was sitting on the bed, trying to act a bit more mature at 13 than his younger sister and … [Read more...]
My Dishwasher’s Really Possessed!
It's not easy owning a possessed appliance, especially one that decides to die. Thankfully, we have a service agreement until 2015. I wasn't thrilled, but I changed my schedule for Tuesday so I would be home when the repairman came. As luck would have it, it's now after three. My first-grader and third-grader, Peter and Lizzy, are now off the bus. I still have to pick up my … [Read more...]
Freefall
I have always had a secret wish to jump out of an airplane and skydive. The idea of flying for even a few seconds before my parachute opens up and takes me safely to the ground seems not only exciting but romantic.I imagine the world out in front of me. Feeling the air on my face, my heart beating wildly as adrenaline pumps through my veins. A part of me yearns for the … [Read more...]
L is for Lizzy
If you are visiting from Bonbon Break welcome! Hope you get possessed! When our son, Tom, was eight years old, he needed a tooth pulled out. Or "wiggled" out, as the pediatric dentist we go to said."Mom, that means he's pulling my tooth out, yes?""Yes, Tom."The dentist went on to say they prefer to use the term wiggle. Tom looked at me and asked again if the dentist was going … [Read more...]
