Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 18th, 2006 No Comments »
Today I am thankful for wacky traditions. My mother liked celebrating truly outrageous things and it warms my heart to know that isn’t gone with her.
I’ve celebrated 100 years of flush toilets, I’ve celebrated Mole Day and last night we celebrated the Night of the Burning Plum. I love celebrating and being happy together. I [...]
Posted in Dinner at Lansberry's, Friends & Family, Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Poems and Stories on Nov 18th, 2006 1 Comment »
Last night was the second annual Night of the Burning Plum. It was somewhat less elaborate than last year, but just as enjoyable.
The evening was made a little trying by the fact that Justice had woken up from his nap badly and was just kinda mad at the world for the whole evening. It’s nice [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, On Being Single, Rants & Rambles on Nov 17th, 2006 1 Comment »
It is a strange thing. I felt sure when I started posting every day and giving thanks for something that I would very shortly run out of things to say. I mean, I can only be thankful for so much, right? But now that I am giving thanks I am noticing more to be thankful [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 17th, 2006 No Comments »
Today I am thankful for fuzzy sleeper pajamas with feet or without. Specifically, fuzzy sleepers with little boys in them. They are so warm right when one doesn’t have heat to the upstairs and they are so cute looking. Night before last there was that time right before dinner that wasn’t enough time to actually [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 16th, 2006 2 Comments »
Today I am thankful for glasses. I have horrible vision. Have you ever seen Spiderman 2? Yes? No? Well, anyway, you know that part where Dr. Octopus smashes through the cafe window and grabs Mary Jane and then Peter Parker runs out and everything’s all blurry cause he’s wearing his glasses and he doesn’t need [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Today I am grateful for walking. And I’m not talking about taking walks around the neighborhood, though that is nice. I just mean walking. I sat down at the computer, realized I needed more coffee in my milk, walked to the kitchen, remedied the problem and walked back. I barely even noticed that my legs [...]
Posted in Books, Rants & Rambles, Raquel on Nov 14th, 2006 No Comments »
 I’m about half-way through reading World War Z right now. I might get around to a full review of the book when I finish it, but it case I don’t I’ll just say right now that I’m enjoying it. I’m enjoying it in a, “Yeah, people are idiots just like that. I completely accept the [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 14th, 2006 5 Comments »
Today I am thankful for oatmeal. We usually eat eggs for breakfast because they’re easy and good for us, but every now and then I’ll make some oatmeal and the kids just love it. Oatmeal on the stove is good, but baked oatmeal is really good. Oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar and lots of milk. [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 13th, 2006 No Comments »
 Today I walked over to the Lansberry house, woke Raquel up and went for a walk with her. She didn’t throw anything at me when I woke her up, she didn’t even seem to think it was so very odd that I was waking her up and she still came on our walk even [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Rants & Rambles on Nov 12th, 2006 No Comments »
Today I am thankful for this house. I really don’t feel thankful, but I know that this house is a gift from the All-Gracious God and so I will say “thank you”. For my room that isn’t in with the kids, for the walls that keep out the cold and rain, for the room with [...]