Monthly Archives for May 2010
Minnesota Blogger Event + Landfill Rescue Mission
On Sunday, Matt and I cleaned out our home to get ready for the Minnesota Blogger Event to End Child Hunger, organized by Molly from The Snyder 5. Nearly 1 in 4 children in America doesn’t know where their next … Continue reading
Decisions
It was the lot that got us. Matt stuck a note in their door. If you ever want to sell, he wrote. We didn’t mean now.
What is your domino fight?
Yesterday Matt came home from work to find I’d left an ant trap on the floor. And it’d leaked. Only I hadn’t cleaned it up, so, when I came downstairs to greet him, he asked, “Why didn’t you clean it … Continue reading
Home
While in Ithaca, my hometown, I took pictures of houses I like. Because, for me, this is what home looks like. And now we’ve decided to do it, to really do it. We’re going to build a home of our … Continue reading
How did we survive?
At swimming on Friday, our 3 year old fell off the step. And the teacher didn’t notice until seconds later when I entered the pool area. He was stuck underwater, running in place like a slow motion movie. She pulled … Continue reading
How do you try to fit in?
Today our children refused to nap, and I was so tired I took it as some sort of mutiny against me. Not that they cared. So I filled my thermos with coffee, packed everybody in the car, and drove to … Continue reading
Lifecycle
We planted the tree last spring and couldn’t wait for it to grow. Then our parents felled their aging ones. Now I wish I could freeze time.
What do you talk about?
A few nights ago, Matt + I snuck away from our children for two hours to grab a quick bite at Yum Bakery. He ordered a chuck burger, while I ordered fish tacos, and, as we waited for our food … Continue reading
Pride
He told his buddies at preschool that he got to leave early to go to the baseball game. He fell asleep in his dad’s lap a few innings in.
Stages of Marriage: Which stage are you in?
On Sunday night, for the first time in a long time, I believed Matt and I would be married forever as strongly as I did on our wedding day. And it wasn’t after downing a bottle of wine. It was … Continue reading