Not a legend but the name was fun. This is just the random stuff I've thought about and want to remember. If you find it useful, hurray! If not, you'll know me better anyway.
family
What a man!
Ethan helped me move a twin-sized bed (a mattress, box spring, and frame) down two flights of stairs this morning. “What a man!” I exclaimed, then added, “And I mean that in the best of ways.” Said Ethan, “Thanks, Mom. Sometimes I feel like I’m not so manly. But I also mean that in the […]
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Mother’s Day Awesomeness
I think my kids love me 🙂 A story behind the flower pen: I’d posted this on Facebook on April 30th — Kids: (bickering for five minutes straight) Me: *simply looks at kids with wide eyes* Ethan: “Mom’s right. This is a dumb argument.” Mary : “Yeah, it is. Sorry about that.” Me: 😀 I […]
MoreRenaissance Academy’s World Language Fair
We had such a great time at Renaissance Academy’s World Language Fair tonight. A teen from Malaysia taught us how to do Dikir Barak. My video got a little goofed up, but it went something like this: Another student from Bethlehem played an awesome piano piece. My kids’ Arabic teacher from Jordan gave us some […]
MoreEducation: Birth Control & Self Control
Note: I’m just cross posting my facebook status and a few of my comments so my thoughts are easy to find later on. If you’d like to share or comment, please do. You might have heard Utah passed an abstinence-only education bill. Regardless of what you believe schools should be required to teach, I thought […]
MoreCloud in a Bottle: A Quick Water Cycle Experiment
I learned this neat science experiment in a college Meteorology class. Yes, some of us do get a higher education in talking about the weather 🙂 And I can be a bit obsessed. Anyway, you’ll need: A clear, somewhat flexible water bottle with a cap A few drops of water About 30 minutes of Warmth […]
MoreInterpreting lyrics?
Ethan just sang the first verse of a ditty he’s learning in music class: “There was an old lady lived over the sea And she was an island queen Her daughter lived off in a new country With an ocean of water between The old lady’s pockets were full of gold But never contented was […]
MoreTweens
When my kids casually take my hand as we walk, I wonder just how long the sweetness is going to last. They’re nine and ten, and my, how they’ve grown. I’ve introduced them both the the joys of deodorant. We had “the talk” some time ago, and I’ve been frankly answering their questions ever since. […]
MoreFriday night thoughts
Ethan, in the lull after watching Doctor Who: “I’m thinking about two things: Angry Birds, and The Game. By the way, I just lost it.”
MoreWaking Mary
The first conversation I had with Mary this morning, when I woke her up with a morning hug and a “Time to get up!” “What? I had zero sleep last night!” “Well, you were sleeping when I came in to wake you up.” “I wasn’t asleep. I was just closing my eyes, and thinking.” “All […]
MoreTip of the Tongue…
Convo with the kids tonight: Me: “Alright, so how about groccoli and bapes? Er, broccoli and … guh. You know what I mean.” Mary: “Sounds like you’ve picked up on your Dad’s scent.” Ethan and I exchanged glances then busted up Me: “Whew, Dad, I can smell him all the way from here!” Ethan: “Maybe […]
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Legend of Velda 