Notice "Ben" the cat....enjoying the peace and quiet.
Gotta love those girls!
Saturday, February 11, 2006
The glory of girls
Life in a Nutshell
I have two boys, ages 8 and 6. And I love them dearly. In fact, when my first daughter was born, and starting to exhibit all those girly tendencies of crying at the drop of a hat (or toy) and having emotional upheavals along with tantrum performances that would challenge the talent of Julia Roberts, my husband warned me:
"You are definitely a boy's Mama...but you'd better start being a girl's Mama too."
Argh. If there's one thing my NYer attitude lacks, it's sympathy for girly tantrums and over-emotional episodes. (except for my own, of course...)
But, you know, girls are truly amazing.
DD#1 has shown me much beauty in the way she looks at what I consider ordinary. She has an artistic soul, and could spend hours on end at the table creating many works of art. She also has an adventurous spirit, willing and able to play super heroes and star wars with the boys. She is a mother-hen, helping her younger sister to get dressed up, applying nail polish and organizing exquisite tea parties using water and banana muffins. She is a huge help to me, calling out "Mae-love!" when DD#3 absolutely needs me to pick her up immediately when I'm elbow-deep in raw meat.
And this morning....
I tripped over a huge pile of assorted clothes, toys and games that were thrown into the hallway outside the kids' room. I hollered at the girls to unlock the door, (so I could reprimand them for the mess in the hallway) when I was met with a sparkling clean room. All surfaces clear, all beds made, nothing stashed under the beds or tables...all toys put exactly in place. (...and the ones in the hallway? Well, they belonged in a different room!) And the sound of two giggly girls chattering with excitement about how hard they worked to clean their room....while firmly instructing the boys not to "mess it up again."
:)
Ahhhh.....the glory of little girls.
I have two boys, ages 8 and 6. And I love them dearly. In fact, when my first daughter was born, and starting to exhibit all those girly tendencies of crying at the drop of a hat (or toy) and having emotional upheavals along with tantrum performances that would challenge the talent of Julia Roberts, my husband warned me:
"You are definitely a boy's Mama...but you'd better start being a girl's Mama too."
Argh. If there's one thing my NYer attitude lacks, it's sympathy for girly tantrums and over-emotional episodes. (except for my own, of course...)
But, you know, girls are truly amazing.
DD#1 has shown me much beauty in the way she looks at what I consider ordinary. She has an artistic soul, and could spend hours on end at the table creating many works of art. She also has an adventurous spirit, willing and able to play super heroes and star wars with the boys. She is a mother-hen, helping her younger sister to get dressed up, applying nail polish and organizing exquisite tea parties using water and banana muffins. She is a huge help to me, calling out "Mae-love!" when DD#3 absolutely needs me to pick her up immediately when I'm elbow-deep in raw meat.
And this morning....
I tripped over a huge pile of assorted clothes, toys and games that were thrown into the hallway outside the kids' room. I hollered at the girls to unlock the door, (so I could reprimand them for the mess in the hallway) when I was met with a sparkling clean room. All surfaces clear, all beds made, nothing stashed under the beds or tables...all toys put exactly in place. (...and the ones in the hallway? Well, they belonged in a different room!) And the sound of two giggly girls chattering with excitement about how hard they worked to clean their room....while firmly instructing the boys not to "mess it up again."
:)
Ahhhh.....the glory of little girls.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Diaper Brain
Life in a Nutshell
I'm sure we've all done it....
some dumb little thing where we're left shaking our heads, wondering where our brain has gone....
Well, this morning it came to my attention that I had inadvertently handed over our much-treasured hockey tickets to DH's only chance to see his home team here in Dallas, for the March game we'd been looking forward to.....
I meant to give over the January game tickets, as evidenced by the January parking pass I included with our beloved tickets.....
And so the January tickets I hold in my hand are for a game long gone....
And I will hand over the appropriate parking pass to those holding the appropriate tickets....
sigh
I'm sure we've all done it....
some dumb little thing where we're left shaking our heads, wondering where our brain has gone....
Well, this morning it came to my attention that I had inadvertently handed over our much-treasured hockey tickets to DH's only chance to see his home team here in Dallas, for the March game we'd been looking forward to.....
I meant to give over the January game tickets, as evidenced by the January parking pass I included with our beloved tickets.....
And so the January tickets I hold in my hand are for a game long gone....
And I will hand over the appropriate parking pass to those holding the appropriate tickets....
sigh
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Idealism
Life in a Nutshell
Had this thought-provoking discussion with a friend of mine about Providentialism...(i.e. Quiverful philosophy) today.
And then came across this awesome quote regarding idealism from Josef Pieper:
"Whoever wants to know and do good must direct his gaze toward the objective world of being, not toward his own 'sentiment' or toward arbitrarily established 'ideals' and 'models'. He must look away from his own deed and look upon reality."
Or, as DH so eloquently put it today:
"There's a fine line between heroism and stupidity."
Had this thought-provoking discussion with a friend of mine about Providentialism...(i.e. Quiverful philosophy) today.
And then came across this awesome quote regarding idealism from Josef Pieper:
"Whoever wants to know and do good must direct his gaze toward the objective world of being, not toward his own 'sentiment' or toward arbitrarily established 'ideals' and 'models'. He must look away from his own deed and look upon reality."
Or, as DH so eloquently put it today:
"There's a fine line between heroism and stupidity."
Monday, February 06, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
50 states.....how many have you been to?
Life in a Nutshell
So, here are the states I've been to (in bold)...either actually lived in, or stayed overnight in, or just plain driven through. It may seem weird to post this, but it was actually neat to remember when and why and where I've been.
Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa /Kansas/Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi/ Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee/ Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C /
Quite a trip down memory lane.....
My trek X-country with "Senorabela" after junior year at TAC; the yearly treks to BC from CA with then not-DH during college breaks; another trek, this time back to NY from TX with DH...me being pregnant with DS#1; our "almost move" to Florida; our trips to "The Farm" and Kansas to a friend's wedding; a visit out east to D.C.
....and so on.
It would be neat to actually have been to every single state....any of y'all have?
So, here are the states I've been to (in bold)...either actually lived in, or stayed overnight in, or just plain driven through. It may seem weird to post this, but it was actually neat to remember when and why and where I've been.
Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa /Kansas/Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi/ Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee/ Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C /
Quite a trip down memory lane.....
My trek X-country with "Senorabela" after junior year at TAC; the yearly treks to BC from CA with then not-DH during college breaks; another trek, this time back to NY from TX with DH...me being pregnant with DS#1; our "almost move" to Florida; our trips to "The Farm" and Kansas to a friend's wedding; a visit out east to D.C.
....and so on.
It would be neat to actually have been to every single state....any of y'all have?
Interesting....
Life in a Nutshell
discussion over here about the use and reaction of/to inappropriate comments regarding one's family size.
It's something we all have to deal with, to some extent. And the topics range from your family size to vaccinations! It's amazing how impolite people can be. I guess it's because we ourselves are "publicly declaring" our own views about family life by having a family. I don't know about you, but I have no desire to hear their views about not having a family!
And so, what should our response be? Go visit that interesting discussion....should be good!
discussion over here about the use and reaction of/to inappropriate comments regarding one's family size.
It's something we all have to deal with, to some extent. And the topics range from your family size to vaccinations! It's amazing how impolite people can be. I guess it's because we ourselves are "publicly declaring" our own views about family life by having a family. I don't know about you, but I have no desire to hear their views about not having a family!
And so, what should our response be? Go visit that interesting discussion....should be good!
Friday, February 03, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Another NBC foible
Life in a Nutshell
Take a moment to write an e-mail to NBC about this upcoming episode of Will and Grace:
Normally I don't get involved, but today I am sick and tired of hearing about TV stations trying to make big bucks by blaspheming Christianity....
Here's what it's all about:
The American Family Association (AFA) states that:
"[O]n the April 13 edition of NBC's Will and Grace, Britney Spears will appear as a Christian conservative sidekick to Sean Hayes' character, Jack, who hosts his own talk show. Jack's fictional network, Out TV, is bought by a Christian TV network, leading to Spears contributing a cooking segment called 'Cruci-fixin's.' To further denigrate Christianity, NBC chose to air it the night before Good Friday."
Kinda gets my dander up.....
Take a moment to write an e-mail to NBC about this upcoming episode of Will and Grace:
Normally I don't get involved, but today I am sick and tired of hearing about TV stations trying to make big bucks by blaspheming Christianity....
Here's what it's all about:
The American Family Association (AFA) states that:
"[O]n the April 13 edition of NBC's Will and Grace, Britney Spears will appear as a Christian conservative sidekick to Sean Hayes' character, Jack, who hosts his own talk show. Jack's fictional network, Out TV, is bought by a Christian TV network, leading to Spears contributing a cooking segment called 'Cruci-fixin's.' To further denigrate Christianity, NBC chose to air it the night before Good Friday."
Kinda gets my dander up.....
Cloistered Mamas
Life in a Nutshell
Here is a fantastic article comparing the bells that call cloistered nuns to prayer, to the wails of little ones calling Mamas to minister to them. Mrs. Peterson gives a whole new meaning to those midnight "bells". :)
Very beautiful.
Here is a fantastic article comparing the bells that call cloistered nuns to prayer, to the wails of little ones calling Mamas to minister to them. Mrs. Peterson gives a whole new meaning to those midnight "bells". :)
Very beautiful.
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