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I get to see crack
2008-04-14 15:14:00 So. Saturday I spackled Joseph’s room, and yesterday, we sanded down, all in prep for painting perhaps next weekend. Part one of our House Beautiful project. We also did laundry and dishes. Poe and I were covered in spackle dust from head to toe. Poe now knows what I’ll look like when I’m fully gray. Go to take a shower as one is wont to do when covered in dust, when lo and behold - no hot water. A side note - my parents live next door, and they own this house too. In other words, my parents are our landlords. Not perfect - as my mother says, “We just know too much about each other” but I’m here if they need me which they do more and more now that they’re elderly, and they get to be a part of the kids’ every day lives. BUT - they are on vacation for the next week. That means my father, manly man of everything handy, is gone. My husband, God love him, is not very handy. We thought that maybe since we’d done so much... More About: Crack
introductory vlog
2008-04-13 06:44:00 Please don’t laugh at my first vlog. And take your dramamine. and introduce yourself to my boobs. I don’t have the hang of this yet. It took me 3 days to figure out how to compress and post it. Untitled from Michele on Vimeo. More About: Vlog
Why L.A. can #Suckit!
2008-04-13 00:02:00 I had to drive my parents to San Pedro today. They’re cruisin’ and I had to drop them off. Logan came with. My father drives there - old man that he is. I just pretend not to notice that he still thinks 55 is the speed limit (so he goes 50. on the freeway.) We get there. All is well, my mother’s complaints not withstanding. Back on the road… Not 5 minutes in to the return trip the following occurs… … Logan: I have to go to the bathroom. Me: Just hold it, I can’t get off the freeway here. … 10 minutes later Logan: I really have to go to the bathroom Me: You see how I’m all the way over here, and the streets are all the way over there? You see all those cars? I can’t get over. Hold it. … 5 minutes later Logan: I REALLY HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM Me: You have a choice. You can pee in a bottle, or you can hold it. Logan: Hold it. *sigh* … 5 minutes later Logan: I CAN’T HOLD IT! Me: ...
We Have a winner!
2008-04-12 16:40:00 We have a winner to the Giveaway! Drumroll… So our winner is… I blacked out her email and ip address… Ruth, I’ve sent you an email so I can get your info for Rebecca. Congratulations! Thanks to all those that participated! 21 entries is not bad for a first timer at all! More About: Winner
Birthday Boy
2008-04-12 16:00:00 Dear Joseph… Today, at around 4:35 am, you turned 8 years old. You know as well as I do that the last couple of years have been rough on us, my boy. But - we’re slowly getting through it. I’m your mom. I love you. I always will. And yes, more than chocolate cake. As I think back over the last 8 years, it’s hard to believe that it’s really been that long. I remember trying to get you to sleep - I remember that the only thing that ever worked was rocking, patting your back hard, and singing. There was something about the vibrations that did it for you. That lasted until you were two, and you finally started being able to go to sleep all on your own. I watch you hop on your own into bed, with your own configuration of blankets, and go straight to sleep. I wish I could do the same. Somewhere along the way I did something right. JoJo, you’re a highly intelligent boy. May you learn to use discretion with your intelligence, and find your path... More About: Birthday
Giveaway Reminder…
2008-04-11 16:00:00 Don’t forget… My giveaway expires tonight! Comments after midnight tonight will not count (so technically Saturday morning) and I’ll use a random number generator to figure out the winner on Saturday. More About: Reminder
Big Girl Panties
2008-04-11 06:40:00 I’ve GOT to get that waaaaah post off the top. Bottom line is this. I have a job. Perhaps something will fall into my lap. Perhaps not. Perhaps I’ll spend the next 4 years paying off student loan debts off from an away from home job. So be it. I’ve got my Big Girl Panties back on. More About: Big Girl
Trapped
2008-04-11 00:21:00 I’m feeling rather down today. I know I need to give it time, but I was really hoping to find a job from home. Looks like that’s not meant to be. Technically, I can go home in 2012. 4 years from now - when all our student loan debt would be paid off. Which, in the grand scheme of things, not so terribly bad. The kids will only be 10 and 12. On the other hand, I feel trapped. I can’t move to a cheaper state - my parents are here, and I’m the only kid who’ll lift a finger to help them. I need more time in the day to be able to help them. Logan’s surgery will be in the next couple of years, and I have no idea how long of an absence I’ll have to take from work to stay home with him. Joseph’s case has a lot of meetings. A lot. I need flexibility. I don’t have any. I’m not mothering them. And then I got notice today that it’s time to re-enroll in daycare for next year. And it made me cry. Because...
I have the Thunder
2008-04-09 18:18:00 Thanks Santagaryvee! Joseph’s been walking around saying, “I have the Thunder ” in a total aaaaaanold voice. My husband just looks at me like I’m nuts. Don’t Forget about the Giveaway!
Count Your Blessings
2008-04-08 18:22:00 I’ve been a little glum for a couple of days. Partly because I haven’t felt great, and partly because of my impatience for things in my life I’m waiting on to just BE DONE already. So - Listing my blessings in an attempt to look positively on my life. Poe. Great husband. Great father. Yes, he has his flaws, but he’s a good man. Kids. They act like kids, but I wouldn’t trade them for the world. Employment. It’s not what I want to be doing with my life, however, it is serving it’s purpose, and not everyone has that. Life. I’m alive. Shelter. I have a roof over my head. Food. I have enough money to purchase sustenance for my family. Clothing. My family is clothed against the elements. Pets. They drive me nuts, but our cats are good animals, who love on us, and love to get loved on in return. Did I catch everything? Don’t forget to enter into the Giveaway! More About: Blessings , Count
Save a Life
2008-04-07 23:55:00 There are various people and organizations I give to on an ongoing basis, as well as as the need comes up. I feel that I’m in a place now where I can give back financially. I don’t usually share that information either. I don’t know. It seems braggy in some way, which giving never should be. I’ll tell you the next place, however, I’m giving. By harnessing the power of women online, our contributions will improve maternal health and save women’s lives. Your donation to one or more of these projects can save women’s lives by supplying health care, birthing kits, education, trained birthing attendants, meals, and much, much more. Help a woman today. More About: Life , Save
Solitude
2008-04-06 09:54:00 It’s 12:30 in the morning. I’m sitting in the easy chair, watching HGTV. Everyone is asleep. Solitude . It’s rare in this house. I want to write. The process of getting words out in a space. The restful clicky-clack of the keys as I type. Emptying of my mind. The problem is… I’m in a really good place right now. We’re more comfortable financially than we’ve been in a long time. By no means perfect, but I no longer fear overdrafts, which is a huge relief. I can pay the bills, AND pay towards debt, AND save, and it’s a huge relief. In addition, we have a plan in place to bring me home. The kids are going through their various therapies and thriving. Plans are in place, they’re responding. I still feel like strangling them daily - but it’s all normal, little boy, brother stuff. Poe and I are strong in our marriage. God and I are on good terms at the moment. I still have ton make my own efforts - to st...
Very First Giveaway!!
2008-04-04 16:00:00 I’m very excited to announce that my very first giveaway will be Rockabye, by blogger Rebecca Woolf, aka Girls Gone Child! First, a bit about the book… Rockabye is Rebecca Woolf’s heartfelt and often hilarious account of what happens when an irrepressible young city girl gets pregnant by accident and decides to keep the baby and marry the boyfriend. Forced to come of age almost overnight, Woolf charts her transformation from odd-job doing, commitment-phobic, chain-smoking, party girl to wife and mother, trying to adapt to and at the same time rebel against the stereotypes and responsibilities of modern motherhood. Woolf never relinquishes the qualities of her free-spirited, pre-baby self, however, challenging herself to grow up without outgrowing her dreams - and embracing motherhood fearlessly in a style wholly her own. Second, how do you get one? **Leave a comment here anytime before 12 am, Saturday, April 12th (in other words by Friday night). You have a wh...
Blahs
2008-04-03 17:59:00 I’m tired and I want to go home. Not exactly inspirational or inspiring is it? But true. oh so true. This hamster wheel of a life is draining me. Slowly draining me. Today, I have no motivation to do anything positive, and I hate that. Granted, it’s that “time o’ month” so, I’m more lethargic and cranky than usual, but it’s there. I’m tired of that pregnant man post being at the top, so this is to push it down. I wasn’t going to write at all, who wants to hear waaaa waaa waaaa all the time? You get enough of that from your kids. Ok, I’m done whining.
The Pregnant Man
2008-04-02 22:59:00 I’m about to make my first foray into stating my opinion on what is a controversial topic. First, I would close comments if I could, but I don’t know how. That being the case, please be nice to me. I’m stating an opinion. Just as you all can on your own blogs. I tend to stay away from controversy, religion, and politics. It comes from my fears and anxiety about confrontation. I’ve shared personal religious stuff - but in regards to my life, not in regards to is/isn’t, should/shouldn’t. And in politics, I don’t go there, because I feel ignorant. Let me share with you the facts, and then I’ll let you know what I think. Thomas Beattie and his wife, Nancy, couldn’t have children. Well. Nancy couldn’t. Thomas is a post-surgical male who chose to keep his reproductive organs. Nancy had had a hysterectomy, so rather than hire a surrogate, Thomas became pregnant via artificial insemination. He’s now about 6 months... More About: Pregnant
malaise
2008-04-02 02:12:00 All day today I’ve been pissy. Well… Bitchy would be a better term. Screeching and such. Every little thing a major annoyance. Perturbed. The kind of day where in the span of a half hour you drop everything you touch, you get a couple of papercuts, and then you spill water all over the inside of your truck. I couldn’t figure out why I didn’t have peace. I kept praying - because this was awful. Just awful. Nothing had happened to warrant this. Usually some serious things need to go wrong for me to have this kind of attitude. And then I got real tired. And then I craved chocolate. And then the light bulb went on. Dude, I hate PMS.
AllTop…
2008-04-01 18:53:00 I have made the AllTop List! You can find me in the Life bloggers section. I’m very excited about this! These are really good blogs, people. Please go take a look around. Thanks, Guy!
Writing Roundup
2008-04-01 16:36:00 If you’re not into that self promotion thing, you can just move right along until I write again… heh. Every once in a while I think it’s good share what I’m doing. You might actually be interested! Let me re-introduce you the other places I write. A review blog. Yes I’m paid, either in products (which I then review) or in cash. I do not take assignments in which I’m requested to write positively. I’m way too snarky for that and would then try and finagle the review. heh. So - I only take assignments in which I can actually really write what I think. Hopefully - for them - it’ll be positive. If not? Such is life, and maybe they’ll have interest in the criticism. This is my baby. A blog geared towards the parents of kids with special needs. I touch on everything from mild learning disabilities to children in a vegetative state. Being that both my kids are special needs, it’s almost cathartic at t... More About: Writing , Roundup
Fools Around The Corner
2008-04-01 01:58:00 OK. This is a warning. Tomorrow is April 1st. If I get on here and rant about some stupid thing Poe told me, or did, or said he did… REMIND ME that it’s April 1st. Trust me. He’s done some doozies to me. On my old paper calendar, for years, I had written in on each April 1st, “Don’t Believe a Thing Poe Says.” Really. Oh, and never believe this one either. She’s gotten me sucked in every year, and every year I swear she won’t get me again. Now that I’ve written this all out, let’s see how supid I am tomorrow, mmkay? More About: Corner , The Corner
Introducing…
2008-03-31 16:32:00 My latest endeavor. There is more content coming. But I wanted to announce it.
Blog?
2008-03-31 14:58:00 If you write a blog, please read this entry. I am a brand. So are you. More About: Blog
Splogging - Don’t Do It
2008-03-30 16:25:00 I wrote about my splogged content. I then wrote about my seeming inability to act. To recap… Content splogged, me mad, me ineffectual. I have since made sure that my Creative Commons is up-to-date (it was) and added a widget to add it to my feeds. I decided against moving to partial feeds because my readers were very vocal about their hatred of them.What I did not do, which I will do immediately after posting this, is do another search on my links (can someone tell me how to do this OTHER than Technorati links to you?) and ask for my content be removed. And keep track and follow up. Why didn’t I do this before?? I am leery of confrontation. I’m small potatoes. I was afraid of a fight I couldn’t win. I’m not afraid anymore. (update: went to find my content again, and couldn’t find it. Disappeared? WHY didn’t I bookmark or make screenshots?!) This is my content. Mine. I created it. I thought of it. I took the time and energy...
They say it’s your birthday…
2008-03-29 15:31:00 … well it’s my birthday too, yeah. 33 today. More About: Birthday
My Mind
2008-03-28 19:30:00 My mind is all akimbo. Things are starting to come together in plans to come home. Granted, not tomorrow, but concrete plans. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. But I’ve had too much caffeine and cannot seem to put the words to paper blog in order to tell you all about it. My mind is a jumble of thoughts, coherent and not. Good and bad. Fears and elation. I can’t seem to sort it all out. Usually writing it out helps, but not today. More About: Mind
motherhood, I wish I knew
2008-03-26 23:53:00 I was originally going to write this for a blog blast on another blog of mine. Except then I realized I didn’t need the prize - it was for munchkin babies and my kids are too old. But I’d already written the post and apparently had something to say. So, here it is. You know… There are several things I wished I knew before I became a mother. All the way from pregnancy all the way down to where I am now (my sons are 5 & 7.) I wished someone would tell me how crappy I would feel when pregnant. I knew the technical symptoms. But no one ever sat me down and said, “Look. You’re going to feel like crap for the next 9 10 months. There will be varying forms of suckitude, and it can take different forms. Be prepared.” Or, how freakin’ bloody it would be - both for my husband to witness during the birth, and for the after process of bleeding. My poor husband went literally white and almost passed out. He thought I was bleeding to death, poor... More About: Motherhood
My Community
2008-03-25 01:36:00 So, last night, The Queen of Spain twitterized a video chat session. I went ahead and logged on. I just text chatted, while the other ladies (and there was a dude too, but I never caught who he was) were on video chats. That’ll happen soon - I have a camera on my new! computer! coming! Along with QoS, was GeekMommy, Schmutzie (didn’t get to chat much with her), ToThink, Crunchy Carpets, and TheMacMommy. These are all new to me bloggers, except Queen of Spain. Actually, I’d heard of them, just never actually read them before. My point is this - these were all new peeps for me. I’m now twitting them, and I’ve bookmarked them for perusal. First let me just say - it was fun. Real time chatting, while seeing pretty faces, in an unplanned (I think?) “hey let’s talk” kind of way. Unless I totally barged into a party that was thought out, in which case, mea culpa. However, this isn’t the point - I’m just setting you u... More About: Community
Quotations
2008-03-24 15:43:00 The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.-Richard Bach Amen and amen. More About: Quotations
He is Risen
More articles from this author:2008-03-23 15:27:00 He is Risen Indeed Please take time, today, if you are a Christian, to truly recognize in your heart and mind what the resurrection means. What He went through, what it means for Him to resurrect, and what it means for your life - and your life hereafter. Remember the destination - while living the journey. A very blessed Easter to you all! Photo: Claudia Meyer (St Germain en Laye) France 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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