The Great Pumpkin

| July 24, 2007

We decided, in early spring, to grow our own pumpkins this year. We have large beds that were mainly empty and just dotted with very young plants, we felt we had the room to accommodate a few pumpkin vines seeing as at the end of the “season” we would harvest our pumpkins and remove the [...]

Did You Hear That?

| July 23, 2007

That was the sound of the last of the weekend going down the toilet. I hate that sound. Especially since this weekend consisted of nothing even remotely weekend-like. We’re going to have to work on that… in a very serious way. Friday – cleaned my bathroom. Saturday – cleaned out my closet and did a [...]

Where’s A Good Meme When You Need It?

| July 20, 2007

I know, I know, no complaining about work / orders when it is flooding in. And, yet… the floods cometh and I have misplaced my life jacket. Which is fine because nothing I own goes with fluorescent orange anyway. (Oh, my addiction to Deadliest Catch on Discovery channel is showing now, isn’t it?) I don’t [...]

Mommy’s Bed… Mommy’s Room…

| July 19, 2007

Maggie has always referred to our bedroom (the one that belongs to Mike and I) as “mommy’s room” and “mommy’s bed.” Always. I’m not sure why… although, the fact that her father is sometimes evicted to the couch might secure her belief that he is only a guest in the master bedroom. The other night [...]

When It Rains…

| July 18, 2007

Wow, this post seemed like such a great idea when I first thought of it. I somehow thought it would be cathartic or therapeutic or something. But, now that I am sitting here with a slight headache, no coffee, and a blank screen, I have no idea how to put the words in this little [...]