We get lots of interesting search engine terms that direct people to our little blog here. I thought I would share some and give some commentary…as if no one has ever done that before.
“live laugh love” – lots of variations on this one, but pretty obvious why they would be directed here. And yes, [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Search Engine Terms Commentary
July 31, 2008
If I Didn’t Have Kids
Occasionally occurs to me that if I didn’t have kids:
I wouldn’t find toys or rocks or books in my bed when it’s time for me to go to bed at night.
I wouldn’t find toys or rocks or books in my bathroom.
I wouldn’t find toys or rocks (not usually books) in pants pockets when doing the [...]
July 30, 2008
Birthday Blessing
On JBelle’s birthday, DB and I came up with several “Irish blessing” type sayings to bless JBelle. We handed them out to everyone at the party, then all stood in a circle and recited each blessing to her. Here’s how she was blessed:
May you live to 108
May you serve God with all your strenghts and [...]
July 29, 2008
Turning Thirteen
The telltale signs have all been there. We’ve known it was coming for awhile now. First the moodiness. Then the eye-rolling and sighing. There have been the occasional outbursts complete with stomping out of the room. A blemish or two here and there. And don’t get me started about the hormones! Dear me, where’d those [...]
July 28, 2008
Friend
I’ve tried to become more intentional with the word “friend”. I have noticed that in conversations, I will often refer to someone as “a friend” though they may actually be better defined as an acquaintance. Sometimes, they’re not even an acquaintance but just someone whose blog I read. I think that devalues the word “friend” [...]
July 27, 2008
The Dramatic Exit
In the Family Graduation Birthday Holiday Weekend Extravaganza post, I mentioned an apparent graduation “jinx” that I have. Memorial Day weekend was not the first time I ended up in the emergency room after a graduation celebration. Rewind to thirteen years ago…
DB had graduated from Virginia Tech and his whole immediate family had come to [...]
July 26, 2008
Summer Camp & Letting Go
Last Sunday we took JBelle to Girl Scout camp. It was her first experience in being away from home for an extended period of time. She, of course, was just fine. I, on the other hand, was a complete and total wreck! The drop-off process went smoothly enough. She seemed excited, a bit nervous but [...]
July 25, 2008
One Small Voice
I feel like there’s nothing new to reveal about motherhood. We’ve seen everything on blogs about motherhood. That’s what made the phenomenon of “mommy blogging” what it is today. Mothers found a voice and opened up about hard motherhood is or maybe even, is not. We’ve confessed our struggles with post-partum depression and addictions. We’ve [...]
July 24, 2008
Preparations
It always blows my mind when we get to this point in the summer. It’s still July but school starts in, get this, 2 1/2 weeks! And this year, I have two children starting school! Of course, GMan is only going to preschool two days a week. A total of ten hours away from home. [...]
July 18, 2008
No Ordinary Friday Morning
It’s 10 am.
My children have not had breakfast.
They’ve watched some television but mostly they’ve played outside.
JBelle is riding her bike. (Which is a tremendous accomplishment!)
GMan is wearing last night’s pull-up and yesterday’s stained t-shirt. No shoes.
He’s been playing in the dirt. (No surprises there.)
And what did the GMan ask for when he came in, hungry [...]
