I have a secret. Last night when my head was hurting from the day’s chatter and I was sure I had lactic acid build-up of the ears ( see July 20th post), I put on my headphones. I secretly smiled as I heard my husband repeat to the children, ” Keep your voices down, mom …
Sure I’ll pet your dog Butt-kins
After a busy morning of errands and a fun, noisy play date, we met David at the local playground for lunch while we waited for Phoebe and Joshua to return from tennis. We were sitting at the picnic table when two little boys and their dog came over from the playground. The little red-headed boy …
Lactic Acid Build-Up of the Ears
My dear friend Katie, mother of seven, uses this phrase sometimes and I love it! As a wife, mother of nine, mother-in-law to one, and Mamie to two grand babies and lover of our six month old Goldendoodle, I have adopted it and stamped it on my forehead somedays. ” I have lactic acid build-up …
City Neighbors
I was sitting in the recliner in the living room listening to the sounds of the children squabbling, uh, er, I mean playing upstairs when my doorbell rang. As I approached our cut-glass front door, I saw it was a neighbor from an apartment group home a few doors down. He has a job at …
Momma I have good words to say
I was running a few morning errands- picking Caleb up from tennis, taking Lilly to work and stopping by the bank. Lydia spent most of our drive trying to decide if she was really ready to wake up and greet the day. We were almost home and I heard this sweet, small voice say, ” …
Happy Birthday to Me
Wow, 46 years! I am sure I am not the first person to ask themselves repeatedly, ” Where does the time go?” It just flies by. One year you are almost four passing the swim test for the neighborhood pool. The lifeguard is defensively telling your mother, ” But ma’am , I know the sign …
The Four Sisters In The Picture
There is an exhibit that travels the country that contains photographs of four women, the Brown sisters, together in the same order for a thirty-six year span. It all started when Nicholas Nixon, a professional photographer, took the first picture in 1975 of his wife Bebe and her three sisters. They decided to make it …
Happy Anniversary Baby, Got You On My Mind
Happy Anniversary Baby, Got You On My Mind Wow, 26 years, 9 children, 2 grandchildren, 4 states ( 3 of them at least twice), and 15 moves. That is a lot of life being lived together. We sure have had a good time and hope for them to keep on coming. This isn’t going to …
Perceptions
My daughter Grace and I were out one afternoon in search of a treat to soothe our sweet craving. The road we were traveling down is a road we find ourselves on often. It’s a two-lane road in the city. Parked cars are lined down one side of the street in front of their owners’ …
Redheads Rule!
We were so relieved to receive this text message this morning: Emma Jane has arrived!! She has red hair and is 6lbs 7oz., 19 in long! Ashleigh had great doctors. There were no complications and her heart is doing really well. The above message was music to this Mamie’s ears. Thank you all for your …