{9.26.07}

raising a six-year-old boy

i've learned:

1. every cool bug must be captured and cared for properly with help from ehow.com.

2. ranch dip should never ever go in school lunch bags...even in tupperware!

3. plan and budget for school fund-raisers and donations...um...weekly?!

4. girls are gross one day and girlfriends the next.

5. good haircuts matter.

6. private nakedness also matters.

7. adam's expensive cologne is no longer just adam's.

8. yelling "I have to go number 2" in the store is necessary...and fun.

9. tissues are for storing boogers that have already been picked.

10. buying "baby" hair and body wash is no longer acceptable.

sniff...sniff!

{9.24.07}

visuals

you know it's time for a haircut when...



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fall soccer, 2007

{9.13.07}

dreams

i rarely remember having them anymore. i remember as a little girl i would wake from a bad dream and call for my mama, knowing she would be right by my bedside in a blink of an eye to calm me down.

last night i had a very strange dream - a dream that actually had meaning to me.

it starts with ladybugs. someone very close to me is carrying a long flexible tube full of live ladybugs around her waist for many many years without anyone knowing. a reminder of her past. i told her i would take them from her to free her from the burden and pain. she only agreed if i promised to wear the tube around my waist as she did for many years. a part of me was excited to help but the other part of me was upset, why should i want or need to carry around someone else's burdens and keep them alive - shouldn't the past stay in the past? 

the dream ends and i wake up.

here's where it gets creepy. after researching ladybugs online i found that the seven spots are considered a symbol of the seven sorrows of the virgin mary. hmm...

{9.10.07}

just add water

i don't do stress well. under my terms only do i work great under pressure, otherwise - forget it! today as i was taking our annual dinner dance and auction (that is this friday - central oregon sucks for promptness) rsvps via email, phone, co-worker and walk-ins, i FOUND MYSELF making THESE MINI HIGH PITCHed SQUEALS TO HELP DEAL WITH THE CHAOS, and I didn't think anyone heard me until Kristie burst into laughter. awesome.

I did score a fabulous dress on ebay for the event...and it fits!

last friday night we had julie, phil and sweet baby paige over for dinner. this picture was taken by brenner with his very own camera that he's oh so proud of.

 

last night we drove out to papa george's new place at sunrise village in bend where we spent some greatly needed down time by the pool.