If you would have visited me nine years ago you would not have seen this. I was a vegetarian then, and still have vegetarian thoughts now and again, but mostly I love cooking and I like eating meat. It’s not an easy issue is it?
So my vegetarian heart is now turning around, probably with a few [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
Chicken Dinner
June 28, 2009
A Present.
I did not do much to mark the occasion of the divorce. I made it through the testimony fine. I teared up when my amazing mother testified as my witness. It was a dual punch of hearing the officialness of the divorce and hearing my mother continue to stand with me as she has always, [...]
June 27, 2009
It Was Raining
so we took our cones to-go.
mama said, make sure not to spill
but was the first to drip chocolate on her white sleeve.
June 26, 2009
Another Great Find…
First, a thanks, to all my family, friends and fellow Twitterbugs, Bloggers, and Facebook pals who sent me loving wishes yesterday as I headed to my divorce hearing. It has been a long journey to get here (14 month separation) but in the end I felt confident going in that I gave the marriage every [...]
June 25, 2009
Day of Divorce
Today I step into the courtroom and my eleven-year marriage comes to an end. I do not feel sad, so do not worry about me, the blessing of a fourteen-month separation is that by the time the divorce happens, your heart is on the mend. Therefore, I continue on with this new chapter I find [...]
June 23, 2009
Mama’s Interview
Inspired by Earthmama’s post on Ride The Waves of Life.
Mom (37) interviews Ems (8) and Boo (6):
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Ems: PICK UP YOUR CLOTHES
Boo: I LOVE YOU.
2. What makes mom happy?
Ems: WHEN WE CLEAN UP ALL OUR MESSES.
Boo: US BEING REALLY GOOD
3. What makes mom sad?
Ems: WHEN [...]
June 22, 2009
Sewing Sunday
She got a sewing kit from her Aunt Karen for Christmas or her birthday. I don’t remember. I was changing out curtain rods in the three bedrooms. She caught me in the middle to ask if she threaded the needle correctly. I sighed and then remembered that this was much more than hanging curtains. [...]
