I’m No Daisy

“Aha! Just as I suspected! She’s nothing but a common mobile vulgaris!”
“Oh no!”
“A common what?”
“To put it bluntly: a weed!”
- Disney’s Alice in Wonderland -
I’ve always loved flowers – daisies, roses, peonies, lilies, orchids – all of them! They are beautiful and temporary. They brighten rooms and yards and yet their presence is [...]

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Sunday Secret

I often wonder if anyone could possibly ever love me other than my children. Maybe it’s because a child’s love for her mother is pure and innocent and adults often have an agenda or ulterior motive. Maybe it’s just me.
At the same time, I wonder if I am capable of loving anyone (other than my [...]

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Plans Change

We rode along the twisty country roads headed to the lake. I was going to try out the new park – the free one. It was later than I liked to go and Cate was getting sleepy, Emma whiny and my stomach was gurgling like I was going to get sick. I pushed on though [...]

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This Girl Makes Rainbows

I woke up super early and I am on this kick to lose weight once and for all. I was so motivated that I didn’t even take my usual shower. I just threw on some clothes, grabbed a bottle of water, and headed outside. The yard is a weed farm. All my mulching I did [...]

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TMI Tuesday #140

1. Do you believe anyone truly likes their job? If so, why?
Sure. Some people like their jobs. I don’t know if you would call it a “job” but I love staying home with my girls. I really feel fulfilled and blessed to be able to take them places and do things with them – [...]

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Naked Girl & a Video

Ha! Did I get your dirty minds working this morning? It’s totally not what you’re thinking!
Cate’s new fun thing to do is to strip and then run naked wherever she goes. She is a total exhibitionist. I taught her to say “naked girl” so now she hollers that as she streaks through the house. That [...]

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Sunday Secret

The last man my mother lived with when I was living in her home was a sadistic creep. He got a kick out of threatening, chasing, and keeping us all virtual prisoners in his home. We were not allowed to have friends over, give out our phone number, or go anywhere without him or my [...]

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Head in the Clouds

I have a sore throat. Damn it. I guess I caught it from the girls who have had colds all week.
This morning I was up and out early. (Watch my video blog over here. I’m not going to blog here about that.) I was home by 10 am and Billy rushed out the door to [...]

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The Need to Speak Up!

As usual, I’m trying to decide what I feel like doing today. I was thinking about going to the lake but I don’t want to get burned out on that. Not to mention, both girls have had snotty noses this week and I’m thinking we should probably just chill here. I don’t know. They do [...]

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Problems, Parks & Prayers

There is a change in the air here. On Monday it was hot and then yesterday Spring came back to say goodbye. It’s drastically cooler and my windows are open. Fresh air – I love it.
Yesterday and spur of the moment I took the girls to the transportation museum thinking it would be amusing [...]

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