I don’t know why I ever bother making New Years resolutions, right in the thick of the darkest and bleakest days of winter, but I do. My resolutions are invariably of the same genre: get organized with a sprinkling of getting in shape. I always give them a good college try too. But you must [...]
Archive for the ‘domestic bliss’ Category
Happy March Forth!
Posted in Weirdville, domestic bliss, family, health, scatterbrain, tagged goals, March 4 on March 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Christmas catch up: out takes
Posted in domestic bliss, family, kids, tagged Christmas photo on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Okay, I’ve had my little blog break. NaBloPoMo was naturally followed by NoBloPoMo. I was meaning to blog over the holidays (har) so just think of this as my way of prolonging the holiday spirit.
We had a joyous and rambunctious Christmas. That is, after we got the Christmas card photo shoot over with. My patient [...]
Yam of Life
Posted in Weirdville, domestic bliss, food, scatterbrain, tagged home ornganization, living yam on December 9, 2007 | 7 Comments »
What have I been up to for the past week now that I don’t have to blog anymore? Sleep. I’m trying to keep diurnal hours now, and regular sleep has added a modicum of sanity to my daily, uh, day. Also, I’ve been doing other sensational mother stuff that would be too fabulous to blog [...]
I feel…
Posted in domestic bliss, tagged tired on November 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
tired.
For the first time in many weeks, I think I’ll turn in before midnight.
As soon as I change the laundry, start the dishwasher, clear and wipe the counters and table, sweep the kitchen, look at the homeschool agenda, lay out the kids clothes for tomorrow, make sure everybody is tucked in, and turn down the [...]
birthday yams
Posted in Weirdville, domestic bliss, family, food, funny, kid fun, kids, tagged airplane museum, birthday cake, chocolate cake recipe on November 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I asked Isp what he wanted for his birthday dinner. He started to automatically quip, “Pizz–” but stopped short and revised hiself, “Yams! We never, never have yams. Why don’t we ever have yams?”
“Are you saying you want yams for your birthday dinner?”
His face brightened. “Yes!” He ran off giggling.
Who am I to argue with [...]
lights out
Posted in domestic bliss, family, tagged power outage on November 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The power was out on our side of town when we got home last night at about quarter to seven. The street lamps were off, homes were dark, everything hushed. Clambering from the car, the kids were awe-struck with the sky, dazzeling with stars. “Fun! The power’s out!” they chirped.
We were fortunate that I had [...]
Helping Darwin
Posted in domestic bliss, family, tagged gardening on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I can hardly believe my luck, still no snow! I finally hauled my procrastinating rear outside yesterday to do some serious autumn yard work. (To be fair, I had done a teensy bit several days before, not that you could tell by looking.) Spending the day outside reminded me that I actually love working in [...]
baby spa
Posted in domestic bliss, funny, kids on November 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I think I have figured out how babies get such smooth, flawless skin. It is their daily spa treatment. The green peas full body mask, for example, is a pampering ritual that we as adults often feel we don’t have time for.
Babies are always careful to use the best tools for even application.
And they [...]
Sunday
Posted in domestic bliss, scatterbrain on October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I have tonsillitis. Yes, I’m sick! I’m too sick to be effective, but not sick enough to warrant an entire day in bed, which I believe would require hospitalization. My fever from all night finally broke after a long sleep-in, so I figured I was well enough to go to church. (Note the lack of [...]
Pi’s dragons
Posted in crafty, domestic bliss, kid fun, tagged sculpey on October 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
My mind, it is a thousand feathers and a blow dryer, but I am not resigned.
I rage against the blow dryer! (I believe it stayed clean for nearly 3.7 minutes.)
Okay, by popular demand (one person) here are some fabulous sculpey-instead-of-homework creations by Pi herself, the self-proclaimed “Master of Puny Sculptures”.
A year or so ago [...]
A sort-of clean post
Posted in domestic bliss, family, scatterbrain on September 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Time was, I was organized. That stint began in October of 2000 and lasted the better part of a year. Oh, I was the Flyladyingest fool you ever saw, with the routines, the notebook, the lace up shoes, the clutter free cabinets, the dinner in the crock pot, and the weekly housework that didn’t even [...]
