When I’m pregnant, I wake up in the middle of the night. A lot. Things that don’t matter and certainly cannot/should not be changed before morning suddenly become front and center in my overactive brain that apparently has nothing bigger to worry about than whether I remembered to get stewed tomatoes at the store or […]
Quotes from today:
“Oh, Charlie. Oh, Charlie. Oh, man. Charlie!” – Ruby, as she found the puddle Charlotte was making bigger by the millisecond. “Mom, just pick her up. I need to mop there.” – Ruby, as she gleefully cleaned up the lake Charlotte had made. “I am going to be sooo handsome! Daddy won’t even know what […]
Hello, Contractions.
The only times in my life I’ve wished for pain is the last three weeks of all six of my pregnancies. Contractions are regular and constant for me at the end, more so this time than ever before, and all I can wish for is for them to get harder. More painful. End this adventure. […]
It’s gonna be a great day.
I got up early this morning, made oatmeal, and got the kids up – in record time, since oatmeal is a favorite and being told it’s waiting is a huge incentive around here. My plan: getting a lot accomplished today. Half an hour later, Blaine was leaving for work, and Sterling was crying, unable to […]
Labor Day
I have to admit, I had high hopes that I’d spend Labor Day laboring. And I did. I mowed the yard – that produced nothing but the desperate need for a shower and a lot of inhaled dust from crispy dried-out grass. I cleaned the house. Major bonus there, but no laboring effects. I made […]
TMI and other quips from my day.
Eden learned of horizontal, vertical, and oblique in math today. When asked which way the rug lies, she replied, “vortiblique”. Does that mean an automatic correct answer – all bases covered? Tomorrow Ruby turns three. Oh, the excitement in my house when the kids saw the gifts wrapped and ready to go. On the menu: […]
Dear Baby,
It’s naptime. Give it up. Love, Momma
That’s amazing.
Liberty has been working with a dictionary a lot lately for her English. Today she asked me if 1 Corinthians is in the New Testament. When I said it was, she asked why the Bible isn’t listed in alphabetical order. I made baked oatmeal for breakfast this morning at Sterling’s request. Ruby said she doesn’t […]
Uff-da.
Ruby’s new word – you know how that goes. She picks a word and says it. A lot. Every time she gets even close to in-context, out it comes. This week, it’s “uff’-da”. And I love it. Because it’s evidence of where I come from and it’s proximity to a whole lot of Norwegians… and […]
Ruby posts, revisited.
Originally titled, “Ruby, sometimes I like you better when you are sleeping.” Posted 5/4/09 Dearest Ruby, emotional roller coaster that she is… She’ll be smiling, happy as can be…. and turn into something out of a bad movie all within the same minute. Really, what will puberty be like? Run and hide, my friends, run […]
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