Posted in Comfort & Control, Seen, Heard, Said, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 7th, 2009 3 Comments »
Trusting God With Your Dreams – Conversion Diary Oh, let me count the ways in which I love this post: 1. It’s about dreaming big, yet relinquishing control. 2. It’s about seizing the opportunities in front of you, yet relinquishing control. 3. It’s about finding joy in the unexpected and (say it with me) relinquishing [...]
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jan 25th, 2009 3 Comments »
Me: “I think I’m about to start my period.” Bryan: “What makes you say that?” “Because right now I’m pretty convinced you’re a rat bastard, and I really have no reason to think that.” “I see.” “Maybe I should just lay low tonight and not talk.” “Sounds like a plan.”
Posted in Bryan, Fun Pile, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Sep 28th, 2008 1 Comment »
I said, “Let’s go hiking tomorrow.” He said with wild eyes, “I know, LET’S GO GEOCHACHING!” I rolled my eyes to the heavens and sat back in my chair. Deflated, offended, he was all, “What?” “Why can’t we just be like normal people and go hiking?” I said bitterly. “It IS hiking – but with [...]
Posted in Bryan, Soundrack, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jul 27th, 2008 9 Comments »
About a month ago a new friend asked me how I met Bryan, and I was caught up in telling our story. It’s a fun story, and I love to tell it, so please ask me to whenever you see me next. It makes me smile. Today is our 7th wedding anniversary. And in writing [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Mar 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
When Bryan was traveling to San Jose twice a month last year, I never had to make a lunch for him to take to work. He was either gone, or he was working from home and ate whatever we all ate. Prior to his year of traveling when he commuted into Seattle, I HATED making [...]
Posted in Comfort & Control, Picture Book, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
Hung the “gone fishing” sign on the door this weekend and escaped to a city I would move to in a New York minute if I could convince each and every one of my friends to come along. I just can’t imagine living without my peeps, no matter how strongly Portland courts me. An annual [...]
Posted in Fun Pile, Picture Book, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 6th, 2008 No Comments »
We were able to get a babysitter this weekend at the last minute, and walked over to a fancy restaurant to sit at their bar for a drink. We live in a great walkable neighborhood with lots going on, but it is home to three sports bars and an irish pub. The discovery of a [...]
Posted in Bryan, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Dec 10th, 2007 1 Comment »
Dear Bryan, For two weeks now I’ve been planning to write a mushy essay for your birthday about how much I love you, and to post this song as a tribute to us. And then we got into that huge fight on the day the kids started puking, and you were stressed about work, and [...]
Posted in Bryan, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Oct 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
He works hard, and is the most disciplined person I know. Every morning he wakes up at 5am to work out so he can still put in a ten hour day. He works from home, yet he showers every morning, gets dressed, takes exactly one hour for lunch, and kicks ass at his job. As [...]
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Aug 1st, 2007 1 Comment »
Several weeks ago Bryan suggested we cancel our cable because he felt he watched too much tv, and he wanted to have time for more creative projects. My response was similar to that of a kodiak bear who stands on her hind legs with front paws waving in the air, shaking her head and roaring [...]
Posted in Learning, Rage Against The Pile, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Apr 24th, 2007 3 Comments »
I have flown in a lot of airplanes in my life as my family has always been scattered around the country, and this particular instruction regarding the oxygen masks always confused me. For some reason I always thought it made more sense to help the person next to you first. Aside from the fact that [...]
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
Several years ago Bryan and I started a tradition of getting away for a long weekend together without the kids. I can’t remember exactly what prompted it, but I think it had to do with his transitioning from freelance work to full time employment, thus having these things called ‘paid holidays’ where you get paid [...]
Posted in Ruthie, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jan 30th, 2007 2 Comments »
My kids don’t share a room at home, so sharing a room on this trip has been a novelty. I’ve spent the last eight nights and the last eight naps shushing and threatening and handing out discipline to get them to go to sleep. Today it was almost an hour before they fell asleep for [...]
Posted in Depression, Getting Things Done, Rage Against The Pile, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Oct 10th, 2006 8 Comments »
I’ve had a very. bad. week. The Ya Ya Sisterhood movie comes to mind – the part where Sidda is young and her mom disappears for days on end, blacked out, and wakes up in a hotel room on the coast. This is how I felt yesterday. I felt like abandoning my children just to [...]
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