Three Man And President!
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Three Man And President!
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Attn: Transplants, Yankees, an…
Thursday, January 7th, 20102010, Please Let’s Not Start
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010So, i woke up feeling good today, despite not sleeping well last night. But things went downhill. I am just kind of sad today and then realized that today would have been my Pop’s 94th birthday. I was in his world since 1972 and it just seems weird not to be able to call him and wish (yell) him a happy birthday. He was on this earth from 1916 to 2009. . . my mind boggles at all that passed in his lifetime.
And then I also found out that a neighbor (whom I did not even know by name) was murdered this past weekend, allegedly by her own husband. Their kids go to Rollie’s school. The family were members at our pool. The family had been missing and then the kids were found at a family member’s and when we heard that, we all knew it was not good, but still didn’t not know what happened to them. Our community has been rocked by the news of her death.
Just a generally sad, and heartbreaking day. Some days I have little faith in the world.
I feel kind of sorry for Todd….
Monday, January 4th, 2010I feel kind of sorry for Todd. He and Nick and Rochelle and Ellis are still stuck in that amphitheater waiting for the helicopter.
The Center of Her Universe
Friday, January 1st, 2010
I was tucking the kids in tonight, and went in to Tiller’s room and sat on her bed beside her. I leaned over her, and told her how much i loved her and that i was so glad she was in my life. I told her I was proud of her. She has an indescribable look on her face when we talk like this at bedtime; all sweetness and almost a demure embarrassment, with maybe a touch of “tell me again.”
She looked at me and whispered, “Mama?”
I answered, “Yes, sweetie?”
Tiller: “Who will be my Mama and Daddy when I grow up?”
My stomach clutched. I don’t know why these questions get to me like they do. i guess my fear of one day not being there for her, of something happening to me or Todd, or god forbid, both of us.
Me: “We will always be your Mama and Daddy, no matter how big you get.”
This seemed to satisfy her for a moment, but then I saw a flash of uncertainty pass across her face.
She said, “Okay, but don’t ever live far, far away.”
Me: “I won’t baby. As long as you want to live near us, we will live together. I promise.”
It is nice to be the center of her universe, even though I know one day i won’t be. I am so thankful that every day my children teach me something about how to love more fully than I ever have before.
Beans and greens, bloody marys…
Friday, January 1st, 2010Beans and greens, bloody marys and mimosas, football and good friends. A happy new year indeed. 2010-so far so good.
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Yep, Tiller and the rest of us climbed Stone Mountain today. I had done it before, and it’s not that hard. But she’s four. I never had to pick her up or deal with whining once.
We are calling her The Mountain Goat for her ability to pick her way over the rocks to find the best path up.
My baby is getting so big.
Love my Dawgs!
Monday, December 28th, 2009Love my Dawgs!
Kids learning new and creative…
Monday, December 28th, 2009Kids learning new and creative vocabulary.
What It’s All About
Friday, December 25th, 2009This is what it’s all about for me.
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