Monday, December 22, 2008
Winter Wonderland
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Go Vote!
Just go vote. It feels good to stand at the polling place and cast your vote. I love the chance to come to the end of a time of reading and research, and know that, though no candidate fulfills my every expectation, or embraces my every idea, that I have voted. I like knowing that I can participate in the political process, and as messed up as it is, and as silly as it sometimes seems, we have a great country built on amazing principles. I'm proud to be a citizen of the United States of America. I'm proud of the government of this country. I'm thankful for good leaders who do their best in public service. I'm thankful to stand in line at my city center and cast my vote with no fear of reprisal. I'm thankful to have a voice, however small in the direction this country moves. I'm just thankful.
And in case that was too shmoopy of a post...
Let me add one random anecdote.
My daughter had a nightmare last night. She woke up screaming, "Mommy ate all the peanut butter that we bought at the store!" She was inconsolable. We wound up going to get the peanut butter we purchased yesterday and showing her that mommy had not, in fact, eaten any of it, and that she could have some in the morning.
Holy cow, it's fun to be a parent.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
You know you're a nerd when...
You get together with all your family members so you can sit around the table with your laptops, having a lan party and playing Ticket To Ride online. Especially when you have the boardgame sitting on the hutch right near you. Sitting right there, waiting for you to actually play your pieces on a board, and pick up cards. You really really know you're a nerd when you start internet chatting with the other people sitting at their laptops around the table... while you all work on your respective blog posts.
That's if you didn't already know you were a nerd.
:)
Labels: nerdery
Sunday, July 27, 2008
What Jesus Knows How To Do...
According to my daughter Bean... who turned four years old this weekend: Jesus knows how to relax the water. We had been watching a movie that showed a scene when Jesus was with his apostles in the boat, and they awakened him because of the terrible storm, and he calmed the waters when he said, "peace, be still."
Yes, Bean... he does indeed know how to relax the water. And he knows what I need. And because of him, I get to be with you forever.
:) Amazing. How can she be four?
Friday, July 18, 2008
Hi.
Like how I blog in spurts? You do? Me, too.
It suits me just fine. In fact, this post will not be much of a post. :) Just a few thoughts.
We're hosting my brother and sister-in-law from Korea and my niece, Sandra for 3 months. It's a lot of fun.
The Bean is learning what it's like to have a sibling. She and Sandra must embrace each other multiple times whenever one of them leaves the house. They are wild about each other. Most of the time.
Some of the time they're both just small only children learning what it means to share all of their toys and attention. Sometimes, I hear things that make it so hard not to laugh. I've never heard Beanie be this openly aggressive to another child. The other day, she just yelled at Sandra, "You can't be my friend, and I don't like your hair!"
She was promptly given a lecture and a time out, and didn't come out of her bed until she was ready to apologize and hug her cousin. She spent the rest of the morning intermittently assuring me that she actually does like Sandra's hair.
:)
And I leave you with another reason why they invented Youtube:
Monday, July 07, 2008
I've Discovered The Secret of Weight Loss
I got this recipe in an email from Weight Watchers today with their special quick no-cook recipes for summer. They quite often offer delicious low-calorie recipes, but this one... well, if I serve this one for dinner my whole family will be losing weight.
Cantaloupe Soup with Basil & Crab
Puree 2 cups cubed cantaloupe with 1/2 cup mango nectar. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and stir in 1 small shallot, minced; 6 basil leaves, shredded; 3 dashes hot pepper sauce; and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Chill at least 2 hours. Top each serving with 3 ounces cooked lump crab meat, picked over for shell and cartilage.
Yes, sir... I'll make sure and pick that crab meat over for shell and cartilage before I serve it... YUM!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The Real Purpose of YouTube
So I can watch this over and over and over again. Whenever I want to, I can see that kind of beauty. Wow.
