Salvaging This Miserable Failure of an Experiment (30 Days of Thankfulness: Days 19-25)

| November 25, 2010

(Day 19) Big distances and tiny hands. (Day 20) Old friends. (Day 21) Naps. Lots and lots of naps. (Day 22) Warm coats and sparkle shoes. (Day 23) Grammie’s bus and the rides we take. (Day 24) Cozy pajamas and re-found toys. (Day 25) Family. Lots and lots of loud family.

It’s In The Bag (30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 18)

| November 18, 2010

Right now, I have three identical gift bags set out by the front door, lest the husband forget them in his dash to work in the morning. They are on their way to a day of celebration at his company, a joint baby shower for three soon-to-be mothers there. I’ve never met any of them. [...]

Love (30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 17)

| November 17, 2010

The husband and I sat around talking tonight for hours. A rarity in this house full of dirty dishes and sleepless offspring and endless evening chores. It used to be something we would do every night, laying awake until the wee hours of the morning, discussing everything under the sun. As newlyweds, curled up on [...]

Old Friends (30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 16)

| November 16, 2010

Years ago, I inherited a vicious, half-wild, three legged cat. He was friendly and loyal to only one person, my grandfather – a man that continually wondered why people would have pets, as they served no purpose. This cat showed up one day, out of the blue, and adopted him as the only person allowed [...]

Landlords Warrant a Clean House, Right? (30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 15)

| November 15, 2010

We’ve lived here 10 months and just now had our first problem. And, thankfully, it was just the house falling apart a little and totally wasn’t our fault. I got the call early in the morning that he would be stopping by after lunch. I hung up the phone. Turned around. And surveyed the damage. [...]