Posted in Ruthie, Things on Jul 26th, 2006 No Comments »
Yesterday Ruthie and I were snuggling on the couch watching our daily dose of Dora the Explorer when she leaned over, pressed her forhead into mine, held both my cheeks in her hands, and said, “Mommy, you’re my best. friend.”
Posted in Things on Jul 5th, 2006 2 Comments »
That I lived in California, and could purchase gobs of rum and taquila at Costco. That would truly make my life complete.
Posted in Blog Stuff, Soundrack, Things on Jul 1st, 2006 2 Comments »
I’m so excited I could pee! I have butterflies in my chest and my head is going to explode! I have finally discovered how to do EXACTLY what I’ve wanted to do with music on this blog! Last night I went to a Gnomedex networking party and met a guy named Matt. We were talking [...]
Posted in Bryan, Things on Jun 30th, 2006 2 Comments »
I love it when Bryan attends techie events like Mind Camp and Gnomedex, which is TOTALLY his playing field, and he gets blank stares upon introducing himself to certain people…. until he says, “I’m Jen Zug’s husband.” And they light up and say, “Oh, I LOVE her blog!” Kinda makes me wanna gloat. Just a [...]
Posted in Everyday, Picture Book, Things on Jun 29th, 2006 1 Comment »
Posted in Things on Jun 19th, 2006 5 Comments »
I was sitting at the kitchen table this morning supervising Ruthie’s use of scissors (they may be snubbed on the end, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to cut her tongue out), when I saw something out of the corner of my eye on the deck. A little bit later I saw it again [...]
Posted in Grieving, Rage Against The Pile, Things on Jun 10th, 2006 1 Comment »
It’s after 1am and I can’t sleep. I have too many pictures swirling in my mind. Too many worries. Aspartame in my diet soda. Hormones in my milk. The way my daughter’s face looks when she’s crying. The last sentence of a medical update letter my friend wrote: “We are nearing the beginning.” I feel [...]
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Things on Jun 5th, 2006 1 Comment »
I’m not sure how he came across this video, but Bryan forwarded it to me and I laughed and laughed and laughed – especially as one who grew up in the 80′s watching John Hughes movies. Ten Things I Hate About Commandments
Posted in Seen, Heard, Said, Things on May 31st, 2006 1 Comment »
Standing in line at the grocery store last week I saw this magazine: Lose a Pound a Day on the Da Vinci Code Diet! I almost went into a tirade right there in the middle of Fred Meyer because of the rediculousness of it. A weekly magazine should really reduce the frequency of publication if [...]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Things on May 15th, 2006 No Comments »
My Garden Therapy has yielded results! I’ve never been happy with the bare ground under our dogwood tree. There had been a hosta to the left, but it never did well so I divided it and moved it to another part of the yard. Last summer I had also planted some alyssum as a border [...]
Posted in Things on May 2nd, 2006 1 Comment »
Tonight after I put Thomas to bed, Ruthie and I ‘snuggled for a bit,’ as she says. Snuggled under my covers, we caught the opening credits of Stuart Little on the Disney Channel. And holy cow, but can guess who wrote the screenplay for Stuart Little? Can you? Can you guess? Think of the most [...]
Posted in Blog Stuff, Getting Things Done, Things on Apr 24th, 2006 1 Comment »
I think I may have stumbled upon a revolutionary new tool to aid me in Getting Things Done. Recently my watch broke, and while I was in Minnesota I bought a new one at Target. Today I discovered that, among many other cool features, it has a TIMER function, which makes Ruthie’s Time-Outs so much [...]
Posted in Family, Ruthie, Things on Apr 19th, 2006 1 Comment »
I was surfing YouTube last night and came across this video – a very serious matter. I implore everyone who reads this, to watch and find some way to contribute to this worthy cause. Won’t you please help us save the rock? Also, I caught my fair share of baseball this last weekend, and I [...]
Posted in Bryan, Living In Community, Things on Mar 31st, 2006 No Comments »
I feel so recharged right now. By the time Bryan gets home on Thursday nights I’m so exhausted from the week that I collapse into bed and nearly fall asleep before he does. (I say ‘nearly’ because I swear he’s half asleep by 9:30 regardless of where his physical body is located. Actually lying down [...]
Posted in Things on Mar 29th, 2006 No Comments »
After returning to The Greatest Chiropractor in the World a couple weeks ago, I had several blissful, headache-less days, and full nights of restful sleep. And then I rolled my ankle and fell on my ass. Every vertebrae in my back felt compressed together again, and I was back to pain, stiffness, and uncomfortable nights. [...]
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