They Called Out to Me From the Clearance Rack

And I said something like,

"Hello, Gorgeous!"

and

"You are now mine."

(The girl shopping next to me gave me quite the look, let me tell you.)

And I didn't even ask my husband if he would buy them for me.

We were going to get them and that was that.

And why not?

It's been a full 12 months since I had a new pair, after all.

(And those were workout shoes.)

Wherein I Declare My Love for all Things Minnesota and Pledge My Support to the Vikings.

Back on the Hamster Wheel

The semester has started. Time to get back to work.

From now until May, I will be:

1. Stressed out
2. Tired
3. Busy
4. Irritated
5. Determined
6. Overwhelmed
7. Self Conscious

But it's been a pretty wild Winter Break too.

I:

1. Slept like I was a teenager.
2. Didn't leave the house for a full seven day stretch.
3. Endured the kids being home from school an extra week due to weather cancellations.
4. Did the laundry. For that, I think I deserve a reward. A cash reward.
5. Read a book that was 850 pages long.
6. Spent 15 days on a 1500 piece puzzle.

See?

But most importantly, I was very bored.

Spring Semester 2010?

BRING IT ON.

She's an Ar-tist!

My daughter has always been an artist.
Not that long ago, I found this "secret book" that belongs to my daughter and being the journal reader that I am, I looked all through it. It is awesome, check it out!

Translation: We're going to have fun at the party.
Translation: Mom is nice and sweet. Mom is my favorite Mom ever.

This was the first page.

Translation: Secret Book Don't see Girls invited to party Yes (check mark) My family Do not see the things that I wrote

I realized that it's basically a love letter to her mother, parties and fairies. Awesome.

Listage-Church Addition

Today we went to church. These are my thoughts on the matter:



1. I kind of just got out of bed and threw myself together. I had bedhead and I didn't really care that my shoes looked horrible with my tights and I just put on a minimum amount of makeup. We had just came in and sat down a few minutes before I looked around and regretted this immediately. Everyone always looks so nice. Nice clothes, nice hair, nice jewelry. How early did these women get up? It takes quite a bit of time to look that good.


2. We were just a few minutes late so we sat in the back row in the overflow. You can see everything from back there. My attention was drawn to all the mothers in the room. I watched one mom comb her little boys hair, more than once. I saw another mom wrestle her toddler quickly to the exit while gently telling the toddler that she needs to be quiet. I saw more than one Mom leave with a baby in one hand and a diaper in another. Church is not such a peaceful place for Mothers with small children. Good for them for going anyway.


3. When going to the restroom, I can never decide. Pull the skirt up or down? Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Well regardless, those tights will not feel the way they did when I put them on this morning.


4. I think church is the only place where you would walk down a hall and overhear one guy telling another guy how to make the perfect pot roast. Just sayin.


5. We got home from church and we were immediately blessed. Our pipes in our master bathroom had frozen. We were changing out of our church clothes when we heard the shower become unfrozen and spraying full force. It's like god was saying that he was proud of us, and if we kept up the good work, more good things could happen for us.


6. Push your shoulder to the wheel, push along!! Do your duty with a heart full of song! We all have work, let no one shirk! Put your shoulder to the wheel!!

The View From My Window

January 7, 2010.

1:15 AM.

Midwest Snowstorm. Strong Wind Gusts.

January 7, 2010.

1:15 PM.

-15 Degrees Wind Chill. Sunshine and Blue Skies.

So....

it's 2010 all of a sudden. How did that happen? Do you know what this means? DO YOU?

It means I turn 30 this year. DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID? I'm going to be 30.

Up till now, I thought 30 was this mythical number that was so far off in the future that I would NEVER reach it. I mean, 30 is old, right? OLD. I'm old.

How do you other old people deal with this oldness?

You must teach me your wise, old ways.