December 7, 2011
Away in a Manger
December 6, 2011
St. Nick’s Day
St. Nick stopped by last night for Zoe. I didn’t say anything to her when she woke up, as I wanted to see if she’d notice. We didn’t use her shoes, but opted for the stocking on the mantel.
December 5, 2011
Everything is as it should be
The universe knows. It just does. I’m convinced now more than ever, after this weekend.
December 2, 2011
Okay! Uncle!
Dear Universe,
December 1, 2011
Choosing to believe
Some days, when it seems like it’s impossible for anything to go right, when it seems the odds are stacked against you, when it seems as though, despite your best efforts, things are still f*cked up…some days you just gotta believe that it will all work out just fine. Even when it seems logistically impossible.
November 22, 2011
Brave questions
Some days I feel very, very brave. I’ve got it all under control. I’m handling everything, getting things done, being the person I want to be. Some days I feel not so brave. Things are starting to slip, I can’t get anything done, and I’m not at all who I feel like being.
November 7, 2011
1 & 2 of 30 (Gratitude Project)
Day 2
Every morning I walk my daughter to school, and then I walk home. It’s not far, but it’s just long enough for me to walk past the huge line of cars and be thankful that I don’t have to sit in it.
November 7, 2011
6 of 30 (Gratitude Project)
Waiting for mass to start and we were both bored. I looked around at the architecture (we were not in our church so there were new things to observe) and whispered to my husband, “Do you think it’d be okay if I did some Instagrams while we’re waiting?” He scowled a proper Catholic scowl and said, “You need to find something to keep yourself amused that isn’t so obvious!” He looked away, Zoe and I looked at each other, and out came the iPhone. We used the front camera and held it down in our lap so no one could see. An unintended bonus was the flare we caught off the spotlights high above. I’m pretty sure we gave ourselves away after we started making funny faces and cracking ourselves up, which is when I got the sharp elbow from hubby. That only made us laugh harder.
November 6, 2011
I’m not really gone, I’m just hanging out somewhere else
While it may seem as though I’ve been dormant (lazy) (absent) (quiet) (invisible), the truth is that I’ve only been those things here.
November 1, 2011
Here we go…
Friday night, while watching Game 7 of the World Series at M’s grandma’s, I checked my phone for messages. There was an e-mail from our architect. With attachments. My heart started pounding…here were the first drafts of our new home’s layout. I downloaded the PDFs and waited for them to load, then tried to read house plans for an approximately 2,500 sq ft residence on an iPhone screen. After I got a general idea, I silently handed the phone to M, who looked at me quizzically before squinting at the screen himself. “Oh!” His face lit up and we beamed at each other.