So, I finally got around to adding a new chair to the “Chair of the Week” section!
I think I’ve missed 4 (maybe 5) weeks since I started in mid-February. I keep telling myself, “It’s my blog, and I’ll redefine the term ‘of the week‘ if I want to!”
After all, some weeks are […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits on May 23rd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It’s May in Orlando. (sigh.)
Bathing suit season again.
I have been thinking all day about which is worse. Buying a bathing suit or wearing a bathing suit.
I’ve decided it’s the buying that’s the problem.
First, there’s the dizzying array of bathing suit colors, styles and patterns. Two-piece or one? Tankini? Solid or patterned? High-cut bottoms or […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts on May 18th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Several weeks ago, Hash sent me this link.
It’s called “Exactitudes”, and it’s a photographic study in the “striking dress codes” of the numerous social groups seen in Rotterdam.
I couldn’t even begin to describe it accurately, so here’s an excerpt from the “about” on the website.
They call their series Exactitudes: a contraction of exact and attitude. […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts on May 18th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I was having kind of a yucky day yesterday. Lots of work to do around the house, whiney children, and the upcoming women’s retreat hanging over my head.
It wasn’t a bad day, exactly, but I just couldn’t shake the funk I was in.
And then I put in my “Aretha Franklin’s Greatest Hits” CD.
NOTHING will […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire, Random Thoughts on May 17th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Faster than a runaway toddler!
More powerful than the stench of a dirty diaper!
Able to leap tall toy towers in a single bound!
In the minivan! Look! It’s a maid! It’s a chef! NO, it’s (Da-da-da-DAH) Supermom!
I recently read an article on ParentCenter.com whose email hook was, “May’s Big Story: Are you a good mom?”
Just like […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, SAHM on May 16th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
True confessions.
I’ve never really been good at them.
To confess something, you must first admit you did something wrong.
Not really my strong-suit.
Often, I find I’m more concerned with being “right” than being “right with” someone.
Lately, though, I’ve been faced with some painful realizations about myself that have warranted confessions. One situation in particular came down to […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Friendship on May 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Elizabeth is almost always happy. She smiles pretty much constantly, unless she’s mad or concentrating.
But there are 2 times that her zest for life exceeds even her happy norm.
1) When she’s watching a video.
2) When she’s in the water.
If she even hears the water running in the bathtub, she gets a huge grin on […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, SAHM, Elizabeth on May 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I have a drinking problem.
No, it’s not alcoholism or anything related to substances that require an ID to purchase.
It’s water.
I don’t drink enough of it.
Seriously.
There’s some medical recommendation out there that says you’re supposed to drink 32 ounces of water a day. 32 ounces! That’s half a gallon! I’m lucky if I get 8 ounces […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts on May 14th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
A conversation between me and one of my friends from the other day:
(names/genders may have been changed to protect the innocent)
Friend: I’m so worried about the babysitter coming tonight! Michael didn’t take a good nap this morning and has been fussy all day!
Me:So? Why are you worried for the babysitter?
Friend: She’s probably gonna have a […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, SAHM on May 12th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
One Sunday morning at our previous church, I was chatting it up with a friend in our church’s “Fellowship Hall.” We were having a perfectly pleasant adult conversation…both very at ease as we talked.
What’s so remarkable about that? You’re probably thinking.
I was standing there doing nothing but chatting.
She was, on the other hand, changing a […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, SAHM on May 11th, 2006 | 3 Comments »