Entries from October 2009
October 29, 2009
School Lunch Redo
Ems and I were standing in line at the checkout at the grocery store. I was ogling Southern Living and the gorgeous pumpkin pie on the cover, when Ems said to me.
“Mommy, I don’t understand why they can’t change school lunches. I mean why can’t they make them like a lunch you pack me. You [...]
October 27, 2009
Fall Continues…….
The back path.
The mossy beds.
The ferns at the edge of the woods.
The lighter mossy bed.
The view from the front porch.
October 26, 2009
October Everywhere
Gotten a Mimi yet from Michelle’s shop?
Or one of these cute little tiles from robotcandy?
Very, very dirty windows.
Gathered pine cones, free centerpieces.
Hello, Mr. Bones!
He’s been with us for some time. Ems is finally not afraid of him.
Rottingly disgusting jack o’ lanterns.
October 24, 2009
A Ladybug Flurry
In the midst of all of last weeks chaos there were a few bright spots. On Tuesday the temperature climbed back up towards 75 degrees and Ems and I were given a treat. We walked outside and the air was filled with ladybugs. They too must have been taken with the warm weather. There they [...]
October 23, 2009
Ack.
I’m done. Spent. Wrecked. Blitzed. You name it.
This week I’ve tried to conquer, stomach anxieties, a flat tire, an unexpectedly flooded basement, lack of sleep, deaf children and my own self-doubt and anxieties.
The girls and I aren’t meshing this week about the household. I KNOW, I KNOW, they are six and eight years old. I [...]
October 22, 2009
With My Girl
Ems has been having a rough time. Problems with eating and her stomach. Anxiety? Maybe. She is a very sensitive little creature. Takes a little after her mother. So she’s been nibbling. Dropping pounds. Not sleeping much. Have been keeping a close eye on her. She slept horrible Monday night. Rough time getting her up [...]
