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Tag Archives: Quotable Bits
When Duty Calls
~ ~ “The only exercise I excel at is jumping to conclusions.” ~ James Nathan Miller ~ On Friday, September 14th I got very important mail delivered to our home. It read: ~ You are hereby summoned to be available … Continue reading
Are You Schedully Challenged?
“A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after” ~ Peter De Vries ~ Friday date night couldn’t come soon enough. I love Fridays. This particular Friday, I had just about wrapped up … Continue reading
Then and Now – A Tale of Two Moms
~ “Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.” ~ Jim Horning* By Anagoria (Own work) [GFDL or CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons 7 Years Earlier “OK, moms and dads… let’s get started.” Said the lady (whom I assumed … Continue reading
Once Upon a Crib
~ “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” ~ Chicken Little The long day had about come to an end and I was finally taking a moment to rest. At 8:30 p.m. I had safely tucked my 2-year-old into … Continue reading
Fear and Courage
~ “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ~ It was hotter then Hades, yet we were determined to carry-on as planned, taking our oldest children on their 1st … Continue reading
The Importance of Timing
~ To My Husband: All we need is love. Well, love and a little perseverance. And a sense of humor. And the ability to admit a mistake. And trust. And kindness. And patience. Okay, we need a lot of stuff … Continue reading
Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Run-and-Hyde
~ Oh, what a beautiful Mornin’. Oh, what a beautiful day. I’ve got a beautiful feelin’, everything’s goin’ my way. ~ From the 1955 Musical ‘Oklahoma’ Earlier (very earlier) Today It is 5:30 a.m. (Yes – a.m., NOT p.m.) and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging and/or Writing, Family, Motherhood
Tagged Just Be Enough, Quotable Bits
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Tick-Tock (and shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yipitty boom de boom)
~ “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” Albert Einstein ~ My kids have been looking forward to the last day of school for a couple weeks now. To them, the last day of … Continue reading
Stick-to-it-ness and Overwhelming-itis
Interesting note about this post: I almost “quit” it – yes, it almost never got published. (In fact it posted a day later then intended.) Was it worth it to “stick through it” to the end? Should I have just … Continue reading
Assumptions and Reflections
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in.” ~ Alan Alda Assumptions Do you ever find yourself assuming you know exactly who … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging and/or Writing, Friendships, Little Things About Me
Tagged Quotable Bits
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