This is the year that it all falls apart. I’m sure of it. The worst is still to come. If we think we are pulling out hairs or growing grey ones now, next year is going to blast us right between our parental eyeballs. A few months ago, I looked up Rick Riordan on the [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2009 by trish
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Tonight we had meatloaf with rice and broccoli. I served everyone on paper plates because real dishes tend to pile up at our house. It looks really gross in the pictures, but tasted really yummy. Zoe ate a few bites and then fell asleep with her head on the table. When she stirred, I put [...]
Posted on May 1st, 2009 by trish
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Today after school I had a conversation with Seth that continues from where we left off yesterday. Seth: I want to tell you my secret but you can’t tell Daddy. Promise? Me: Tell me. Seth: I want to whisper it in your ear. [I leaned forward so he could.] Today I told Isabella ‘I love [...]
Posted on March 31st, 2009 by trish
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Seth came home from school today and sat on the couch with the telephone. He said, “Can I use the phone?” I looked at him and noticed a long thin strip of construction paper unfolded on his lap. I said, “Who are you calling?” He said, “Isabella. My friend.” I had to hold back from [...]
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by trish
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The kids and I froze our tails off when we went down to the marina on Lake Houston near our house to participate in the annual Trash Bash. Our church ward planned it as a service project for the youth. Since Sarah is counted among this group now that she is in Young Women, I [...]
Posted on March 28th, 2009 by trish
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All of my writing endeavors for the new year have gone on hiatus. I haven’t kept up with my journal on Evernote… I think that lasted a week. I have not written anything personal, digital or otherwise, since my last blog post. I just got invited to use ldsjournal.com and I signed up because of [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2009 by trish
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When I woke up this morning the thermostat read 63 degrees F inside the house. I decided to bake the rest of the gingersnap cookie dough I had in the fridge to warm up. I always hate turning on the heat since we spend most of the year trying to cool down the house. It [...]
Posted on January 13th, 2009 by trish
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Last night, while tucking in to leftover Thanksgiving turkey on rolls, I asked the kids to name three things they are grateful for. Zack immediately said, “Ok, I’m grateful for you, Daddy and Zoe.” (Poor Seth and Sarah got shafted.) Then Seth said, “TV, my family and DS.” Sarah, ever more mature, said, “Family, books [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2008 by trish
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We scored some Halloween candy, and I’ll try to post stuff of my kids in costume later… much later… when my work is done, but I had to tell this story from yesterday while it is fresh. Seth was invited to Chuck E Cheese for a classmate’s birthday party. He told me that he knew [...]
Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by trish
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Sarah came home on Wednesday and announced that she got first chair in the bells (glockenspiels). Then Thursday she came home and said she got first chair in the drums, too. She’s in the 6th grade band in percussion with 10 other kids. She had to audition in order to get in, but at the [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2008 by trish
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