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Pop it, Chop it, Drop it! 1. Pop in some binders (ponytail holders, for all of my readers from out side MN). 2. Chop it off! Collect 8-10 inches of hair at a salon (I have been growing out my hair since May of 2008). 3. Drop it in an envelope and send it to [...]
Continue reading...23 June 2009
Around Here Lately… Summer in Minnesota is a frenzy of outdoor relaxation, family activities and work projects.
Continue reading...5 June 2009
I’ll be 30 this weekend photo credit My Birthday I’d love to have some powerful words to express about the last 30 years or the next 30 years. But really, right now I’m trying to get my almost 2 year old out of her Dad’s night stand (which stores all sorts of man treasures like [...]
Continue reading...2 June 2009
Bits of Joy My family has gone through a loss this week. My Uncle Wayne passed away from cancer. In the midst of grief and funeral planning a few bits of joy came across my kitchen table to take my mind off of the heavy topic of death of a few moments. In an effort [...]
Continue reading...14 May 2009
If it happened to anyone else it would have been funny. The last thing I remember saying was “Can’t everyone just be quiet!” The last thing I remember doing turning my eyes off the road to fiddle around in the back seat. Next, I felt the curb. I jerked up my head just in time [...]
Continue reading...13 May 2009
Standing Still While Speeding My life is hurdling by, at a rate that is most typical. (at least to a young family with two kids and two on the way) Long days that push my strength limits. Longer nights that pull at my eye lids. Fast weeks that provide much change or little change at [...]
Continue reading...22 April 2009
Yes, Bear Don’t bears eat a lot, then go sleep for a good long while, say, all winter long? That is a bit of a reflection of my current lifestyle. I try to grin despite all the sickness and the fatigue of this pregnancy but really I don’t hide it very well. I try not [...]
Continue reading...20 April 2009
Update: This post is now added to Chatting at the Sky for Tuesday’s Unwrapped. Where the Magic Happens MTV Cribs is a TV show known for interviewing celebrity’s homes. Upon entering the bedroom, while giving a tour of their huge glamour-dom home, the owners often tout, “This is where the magic happens!” At my house, [...]
Continue reading...16 April 2009
Just a Blink’s 1st Award Ladies and Gentlemen, I am proud to display my Super Blogger award from The Masked Mommy. The Masked Mommy has inspired me to do a little comic book writing myself… Super Plot: Messy Jessy and Neat Pete are in an epic battle against time as they prepare for the arrival [...]
Continue reading...31 March 2009
Unplugging with A Soft Place to Land Kimba from ASPTL invited her blogging community to unplug (go without computer time) last Friday and report back what we found. Due to my early days of baby growing, my nausea and fatigue have guided me to a week or more of being unplugged. I am back. But, [...]
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21 July 2009
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