Category Archives: Random Thoughts

And Then There Was Carter

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Reblogged from Shoes On The Wrong Feet: Four years ago, 2 hours and 14 minutes shy of Mother’s Day, Carter was born.  He took one look around, expressed his distaste for the cold bright world he was born into by … Continue reading →

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The Worst Day of My Life

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Reblogged from Shoes On The Wrong Feet: Six years ago today our first child was born.  It was an emergency C-section.  I was twenty-six weeks pregnant.  We ended up at the hospital because I had spotting and intense lower back … Continue reading →

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One of Those Days

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Today has been one of those days, you know, one of those days in which you actually write “shower” on your to do list so there is a greater chance that you will actually get to shower and if you … Continue reading →

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There’s a Hole in My Roof and Feathers on My Ceiling?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

It started several years ago.  In the rainy season the skylight in our bathroom would leak, a little at first and then nothing.  The following year, a little more and then nothing.  Each year the leak would yell a little … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Superstitious, Just Sentimental

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Tomorrow is the day I take the WEST-B (Washington Educator Skills Test Basic), a five hour long state required test covering mathematics, reading, and writing.  Each subset has sixty multiple choice questions, except the writing portion which has fifty multiple … Continue reading →

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What the Hell Did I Just Do?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

My bowels have been aflutter since Monday morning and that is putting it very mildly because you don’t want to know the awful truth. There have been moments of euphoria sandwiched between long stretches of self doubt. I have seriously … Continue reading →

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My Own Personal Christmas Hell on Wheels

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

I have never been one to play children’s music in the car.  At home we have several kids CDs and a Pandora station titled Cody & Carter’s Music where Raffi and Laurie Berkner rule supreme.  But when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Racecar Raven

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

A poem, by Cody (age 6) Racecar Raven on the roof He appears with a poof His feathers, dark as night guide him on his flight During the springtime we had a large black bird visit our backyard feeders.  The … Continue reading →

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Drunk with Power and Demanding Candy Corn

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

I think I may have mentioned in passing a time or two that I am room mom in Cody’s first grade class.  Actually I am one of three moms who signed up this year (although I was not planning on … Continue reading →

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Do you Sock and Sandal?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

I never meant for it to happen but happen it has.  It is with some shame and apprehension that I tell you, I have become one of those people.  You know the ones.  They flip-flop around or look granola in … Continue reading →

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