Archive for the year 2007
yup, happy here
My friend Lance over at webeldotnet just provided me the reason why I rarely get depressed, I guess. I’m not [...]
I just walked past three ladies in the teachers’ workroom who were talking in hushed tones. I heard one of them say, “I just don’t understand why men are never depressed. Is it because they eat sweets?”
or any day, actually
Caleb just walked in from watching the movie Tarzan and informed me he wants to be like Tarzan. And he also wants to ride on a zebra (which Tarzan does not do).
"Please, Mama? I really wanna ride on a zebra."
"Sorry buddy. Not today."
oh yeah?
It snowed another, I don’t know, 3 inches last night so when we woke the world was officially white. The 1/2in before really shouldn’t have counted. So now Caleb insists we should make our snowman and call him Frosty. Better yet, when we find the magic hat (which is "somewhere" according to Caleb and we [...]
winter wonderland
Ellie is traumatized by ice.
Caleb sighs at the Christmas lights across the street that he can see out his bedroom window.
Toby picks up large chunks of snow with his bare hands and silently holds them because he’s the Tobinator. I start to whine after three seconds of direct contact with the snow that flies onto [...]
whew!
On Tuesday mornings here you can leave small children (under 5) from 9-12 in the morning while moms go shopping or do whatever sans children. I started today with the intention of getting my hair cut during this time. I made the appointment yesterday morning, but was evaluating my current style in the mirror last [...]
made that way
Brian and I have been discussing a number of things recently regarding gender roles and perceptions. The conversation would look different had others been involved;their age, experiences, belief systems and personal bents would all have a role. But it wasn’t a conversation I was really interested in having (at the time) with anyone but my [...]
maybe I’m just not
Does this ever happen to anyone else?
Someone mentions seeing _________ (insert latest craze/fad/fashion statement/logo/hairstyle) all over the place and I say, "What? I’ve NEVER seen ________."
And then, right after that, I start to see ___________ everywhere.
better than me
I’ve posted stuff from Paul before. He’s just clever and straight-up funny. His latest post is worth sharing:
Saab, the car-maker, has a new slogan. Born from jets.
Born from jets.
If that couldn’t be the name of one of these hip new nostalgia irony rock groups the teens are listening to these days, [...]
enough
mdog asked me if I like Derek Webb. I do.
Would love to have him over for dinner some night and just chat…about how dang hard it is to be a Christian and be allowed to love culture. Love it enough to redeem it.
stop the train
Every day now, Ellie is busting out with new words/phrases that blow me away. Or she’ll try out new things by repeating a word or phrase of what I say to her. With the boys’ hearing loss, I’m not used to having a little person repeat exactly what I say. I think what takes me [...]
