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Archive for December, 2010
A Whole Lot of Magic
We’ve been so busy with holiday magic that there just hasn’t been time for a proper blog post. In fact, there isn’t time now, because, even though I’m very tired, I’m the only one in the house awake. I must sleep when the family sleeps! But really, our days and nights have been full of […]
Ugly Sweaters on Beautiful People
Ah, Christmas Eve Eve. How I love thee. I have always loved this day. It’s such anticipation, such joy. The last-minute details, the making of memories and, this year, an ugly Christmas sweater party with good friends and family! I made one last mad (kid-free!) dash around town this afternoon: nine stops in about three […]
More Than an Heirloom To Me
My mom and Randy: first cousins always after 30 years apart. Many of you know how much I value and cherish my family. I am quite certain that I would not be the person I am without the family I have. They are the color in my life and the people with whom I know […]
Springing Baby Jesus
The Roberts family has a confession: We unintentionally prevented our own Baby Jesus from being born into our nativity scene last year. Not only that, but poor Baby Jesus has been estranged from his family for a whole year now! While the rest of His family was packed up and stored in the basement, He […]
An Attitude of Gratitude
Tonight, I am trying to switch into recovery mode. I’m not gonna lie. The Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday loop of my life lately has been kicking my ass. I’m dragging in major ways. So what I’m thinking is this: I’m going to fake it until I make it. That is to say, I am sick of the waa-waa-waa-I’m-exhausted […]
Gingerbread Dreams
Lily and I were among the lucky women and girls in my family invited to the lovely home of my Aunt Dawn and her family today for a Gingerbread House Party. It really is a beautiful home (see Exhibit A above,) and a it’s a joy to be a guest there. Today’s task was to […]
Ebb and Flow
I had a marathon day yesterday, which seems to be par for the course lately. After getting Lily on the bus, dropping Max at preschool and doing some much-needed housework, laundry and cleaning of the van in the morning, I was a bit exhausted. I think sweeping out the van at 31 weeks pregnant in […]
I’m So Crafty…
I just saw this graphic on the Internet and couldn’t help it. I had to use it! I really am so crafty that I make people! All of my little people I’ve made so far are doing all right. Poor Max, I’m assuming with a weakened immune system from his recent surgery and fast, picked […]
Deck the Halls
I’ve had a great weekend of friends, family, snow, shopping, decorating and getting reacquainted with my hunky husband. Life is so good, but I am exhausted. So I’m going to serve you this photo of my loves in front of our decorated Christmas tree: today’s biggest accomplishment. Thanks to my mom, I have a camera […]
Pushed
I’ve come full-circle today. I woke up in a very different mindset and mood than I’m in now. I was moving in a fog. I was not myself. This week and its events all combined to make me feel a bit emotionally dead. Sounds terrible, but I think I was getting there. I have had […]