Posted on October 2, 2009 by beeps
As September was ‘focus on david month’, that trend has apparently continued into October even though the incident I’m about to expound on happened on 9/29. that’s right, it’s a day that will live in my infamy for a while.
Why?
Cause my baby is growing up. Way too fast for me. Because it seems like yesterday that he was innocent wonder filled with giggles, laughter, and fun fleshy folds to nuzzle. But that is rather quickly coming to an end. Read more »
Filed under: david, family, motherhood | Tagged: childhood crush, first crush, heartbreak | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 30, 2009 by beeps
Jo Luck (CEO of Heifer International), Oprah Winfrey, and Tererai Trent
Tune-in to the “Oprah” show this Thursday to hear Oprah’s call to action for all women! Heifer International will be featured, along with a story that Oprah calls “the most incredible story of manifesting a dream I have ever heard.”
More on Heifer.org.
Heifer’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. For more than 65 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. And since 1944, Heifer has helped more than 10.5 million families through training in livestock development and livestock gifts that multiply.
So grab your TIVO’s, your DVR’s, your VHS’, your Betamax (any left?) and record this episode to watch with your family– I think you’ll be glad you did!
Filed under: motherhood, work | Tagged: heifer international, heifer.org, oprah, dreams come true, tererai trent | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 23, 2009 by beeps
Which is exactly how I have to characterize myself today—especially since I’ve got a horrible case of laryngitis. And while I don’t think its contagious (I could lick your coffee cup to see), you may notice a very pervasive odor about me which is a nice floral blend of hand santizer and cough drops- because I sure don’t want to give this crap away to anyone. I hate that this always happens when I start to get sick, but it’s the way these things reveal themselves.
Naturally, my family simply revels and does a happy snoopy dance over this little fact. Because I can’t yell. hell, I can’t even talk at a loud whisper without sounding a little Linda Blairish. But in the last year, we’ve had an absolute switch in the behaviors of the children in reaction to this. Read more »
Filed under: cole, david, motherhood | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 18, 2009 by beeps
many of you know my sweet little heathen boys, thing 1 and thing 2. thing 2 recently had a well-child appointment (yea, only 8 months after his 4th birthday). i was a little nervous, because let’s be clear- he ain’t a terribly tall kid (imagine that!).
so i was mortified when he jumped on the scale at the doctor’s office. 35 lbs. that’s right, 35 pounds. my heart sank. not because he’s abnormal, but he’s much lighter than i even imagined. i just knew he was over 40 lbs.
well, he shucked off his clothes in the waiting room and i was just slammed—because he looked all scrawny. now, maybe its just the shocking news of the actual poundage the kid is carrying coupled with the sterility of the holding cell room that we were in, but all of a sudden, he looked like a scrawny chicken scratchin around. Read more »
Filed under: david, motherhood | Tagged: david, eating woes, pediatrician | 5 Comments »
