Friday night C. and I went to the movies to see, “Flawless” staring Demi Moore and Michael Caine. (I love Michael Caine.) C. had never heard of the movie (let’s be honest, neither had I) and deemed it, as we…
Archives for August 2008
Oh no.
I cannot even imagine this. My prayers are with everyone affected by this. How exhausting – to have done this just three year ago. My heart goes out to them.
Wow. I had no idea.
> It appears that Coach Tressel has agreed to contract revisions that make him the highest-paid football coach in the big ten. (Story here.) Ladies and gents, beginning in Feb 2008 his total compensation will be $3.5 million. That’s a…
Perfect start.
This morning I was greeted by a set of 3 Perfect Pancakes (Note the capital letters, thus elevating “perfect pancakes” to proper noun status. It’s necessary.) as made by my super-husband, C. I enjoy carbs. And, I’m so glad I…
My Mom just emailed these. Must post.
Aubrey’s growing up!She’s 15 months old, and apparently is a pixie by day.(This is my niece, daughter of baby sister T. ) Please appreciate the elements of style displayed below.Sunglasses, glass skirt.I believe Tim Gunn would even support this look….
So much to love about this photo.
Athena couldn’t be any cuter. This photo in my inbox this morning made me laugh out loud.I love it.(Athena is my niece, daughter of my SIL, Nadja.)
Merely an observation.
I am so tired of seeing Barack Obama’s face on the cover of every online news source. Why don’t reporters just marry him, already? That said, I’m in complete agreement with Fully Devoted’s comments about how amazing it is to…
NOTE:
You can no longer count on my blog list at left.May the record state that mickey d updated her blog just minutes ago and it says that she updated 19 hours ago. Is this happening to anyone else?
I’d buy this even if it didn’t qualify for free shipping.
For that special wine-guzzling hunter in your life.—From Target.Yes, you can buy it here.Just $99.00—Oh! It gets better.Also $99.Also very, very cool.Also – it’s completely to scale.
Graphs are fun.
This is a fun website from the expectant mom who we were searching for “L” names for. Baby Name Wizard Check it out. Type in your name. It’s fun. Graphs are fun. P.S. Another question regarding the expectant mom: If…
Quick tip.
I get to help with answering phones in our small office when all of the lines are busy or when my co-workers have stepped out. I actually don’t mind it. Except sometimes. This is how a professional phone conversation should…
MexMo: L.U.X.U.R.Y.
If you plan on visiting Cabo any time soon and you don’t want to stay with us (because we dont’ know you), consider this 5-star luxury hotel. It’s $60 a night. $10 for each additional person. And, apparently THIS is…
![When I was a kid, my Mom would sometimes go to the grocery store at night while my baby sister and I were "supposed" to be sleeping. Baby sister slept, I stood by the window and watched for her headlights to turn back into the driveway, my stomach a gnarled mess while I waited.
The entire time she was gone I would create ill-fated stories in my mind that would ultimately leave her injured, kidnapped, or left for dead... I think these stories got worse after my Dad died. "What if I lose my one parent?"
I would stand there and worry.
And she always came back.
In one piece.
Over time, after therapy when I was younger, I realized that worrying doesn't shape anything... worrying doesn't CHANGE the outcome... but, it's real.
Telling someone not to worry is about as effective as telling someone not to cry when they're in the midst of full-sobbing or it's like asking someone WHERE they lost the thing that they lost.
"I can't find my keys."
"Where did you lose them."
[silence]
"Um, if I knew where I lost them, then..."
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This time that we're living through right now is BIG and heavy and for the love of ALL THINGS HOLY it keeps on going.
I remember watching The Sound of Music when I was a kid and wondering when in the WORLD it would end. We're STUCK in the Sound of Music.
Schools opened, then closed.
Masks on, then off.
Life started, and stopped.
We've missed get-togethers and holidays.
Weddings and births.
We are as disconnected as ever.
Our worrying and concern and fear and anxiety is there... and it's real.
I see you.
I know this time is hard.
I'm not going to tell you to stop feeling the feelings, I just want you to know that I'm feeling them, too. (And therapy is helping.)
Get yourself a therapist.
Talk about all of this.
As I told one of my girls this week, “It’s ok not to be strong all the time.”
With love,
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