It’s been a rough week. I had this idyllic picture of what summertime for our household would look like. Trips to the museum, to the aquarium, to the park, playing at home…it was going to be great. Then, reality set in. Reality is that I’m on disability for a reason. I have days when there [...]
12 May 2012
Cricket is Home!
May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When I was 16 years old, my parents said I could have a new kitten. We were in the process of moving into a new house and for the first time ever, I was going to be allowed to have an “inside” cat. I watched the local access cable channel, which posted animals available for [...]
25 April 2012
Organizing, Organizing
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a couple of down days here. I’m looking ahead which means the depression hasn’t totally taken over, but it’s been rough. Despite this, I scouted out resources all day yesterday for busy work for the boys this summer. It would seem that, unlike most of the moms out there, I’m in the minority [...]
23 April 2012
Mysterious Family Photos
April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There are some mysteries with this family history project I’m doing, specifically the pictures like ones in this post. I have no idea who this little girl above is, or how she may be related to me. The photos here are part of a scrapbook, affixed to very, very old pages. I’d love to investigate [...]
17 April 2012
My Sweet Sweetie
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Look at this beautiful rose my Sweetie thought to bring in the house to me today. He’s always thoughtful like this. When we lived in our Grinnell house, he came inside every day from work in the Spring and Summer with a flower from the yard. I’m spoiled rotten.
