“Lifelong” friends are great
Short term friends have their place, too
Both needed for a rich life.
I haven’t spoken to MFR at all since we moved to Birmingham in January. Which, for Ru and I, is like an eternity.
And God knows it wasn’t for her lack of trying.
So last night, she finally caught up to me at […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Tidbits, Poetry, Friendship on April 16th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
“It only takes a spark to get a fire going ( [echo] going)…”
So 70’s Jesus-movement Protestant church-y. So cheesy.
Yet, so apropos.
Today, I got a forwarded “Questionnaire” from my high school best friend and soulmate, Allison.
I have to say, I love these things. I love reading the forwarder’s answers and I love considering my own […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Friendship on April 9th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
My sister called yesterday to check on me. She said after reading my last several posts, (Rx for Blue Moods, Left Ear, Big Toe, Reality Bites, etc.) she was concerned and wanted to make sure I was okay.
Well, the good news is this: I am okay.
The good doctor performed an ear lavage (code words for […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Tidbits, Friendship on January 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From the wise woman who gave me this gem, here’s a yummy and effective prescription for treating a blue mood:
Get yourself a stock of Junior Mints.
Don’t inhale them; put one in your mouth and suck on it and make it last.
The dark chocolate has magnesium which will lift your mood.
The mint is a relaxer for […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Tidbits, SAHM, Friendship on January 6th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for months now, but for some reason, I hesitated.
I’m so glad I did, because what started out as one friend finding me (and my blog) has turned into not two, but three.
One from Butler, Pennsylvania, another from Pullyallup, Washington, and the final one from Bowling Green, Kentucky. […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Friendship on December 5th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
It is a little-known fact that one of the best gifts you can give a mother, particularly a mother of small children, is time alone.
MFL (Lindsey) understands this about mothers. And she must’ve been listening very closely when Paul has described how tired and sick and sick of being sick and tired I’ve been lately.
MFL […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, SAHM, Friendship on September 30th, 2006 | 6 Comments »
She took Jane to bounce
While I felt queasy at home
Friendship is her “thing”
MFN (Nancy) offered to take Jane to Sliderz (a bounce house) today so that I could stay at home and recuperate from the (still) ongoing diarrhea and vomiting that has plagued me for 2 weeks now. I took her up on it.
This is […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry, Friendship on September 28th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
To blogging, that is.
MFS (Stef) is one of the moms I met at our Monday park date. Her blog is aptly called, “Finding Time.” Much like MFR (Rinnie), her blog is primarily about her kids and family. Stef is a very caring, thoughtful mother of 2; she’s also very unassuming and humble (I think!). In […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Friendship on September 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Again it is time for your guest blogger to post again. After spending all weekend wracking my brain trying to decide what in the world to write about, I had an epiphany. I’m going to dedicate this post to Cathy Martin, alias Catbird. I’ve only known her for a little over a […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Friendship on September 18th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
I didn’t experience this one firsthand, but Paul just reported to me Jane’s sweet bedtime prayer from tonight.
“Dear God, thank you for Mommy, and Listabef, and Daddy.”
“And thank you that Lauren and Meredith could come to my house to play.”
(I feel the same way, too, Jane.)
Thanks not only to God, but also to Rinnie, who […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire, SAHM, Friendship, Jane on August 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »