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Dear Mom Out There, I Know It’s Hard
and the good news is, “isn’t it like that for every Mom?”
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An Entire Forest of Trees
Remember that Christmas tree I was so inspired to make? Haven’t made it…and I probably never will. Now, my crane-making-origami-master has moved on to make Christmas trees. He’s making me a whole forest. Nice, wasn’t it, that I provided him with more leftover sheet music to match the wreath? Now, he will “SHOW you,” how he built his origami trees: The best part? This tree doesn’t even require a base.
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Forces of Nature
Before we even had a lake house, I used to take my older boys to a creek that ran through a park near us in the city. I dressed them in their bathing suits, told them to grab their nets, and just do whatever it is they wanted to do. There was a large rock that stood in the middle of the creek, surrounded by smaller ones. At first, they tried to “not get their feet wet” as they moved from rock to rock. Then they got quiet. At first, I thought they were bored, and ready to go home. But I waited a few more minutes, and realized they…
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There were thousands of signs
There were thousands of standing all along the course of the Ironman. The signs were especially thick around the parts of the mountains that were the most desolate… along highways where few spectators stood, and the racers heard nothing but silence. Not cheers. The day before the race, a tent was set-up in the carnival-like atmosphere, with music blaring, and Gatorade passing out free bottles for everyone. The tent was filled with blank poster board and sharpies and tables. Family and friends were busy carefully choosing words and embellishing signs for their loved one. A way to pass the time with the family, I thought, in the final hours before…
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Lacrosse: A sport a Mom can love
Invented by native North American Indians in the 15th century, it has been said that the game of Lacrosse is to be played “for the pleasure of the Creator.” Me, as the Mother, perhaps? Because, I really like this sport. This spring, I have two boys to cheer for on the field. I’m purposely ignoring its dark place in history when the Indians played from sun up till sun down, sometimes for days as the game traveled for miles with players gravely injured or killed. Now, the goal carries much less religious and spiritual significance. The goal? Simple: Use the stick and its attached pocket to scoop, catch, carry…
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Sledding
Today, with my husband out of town for three days, I have absolutely no desire to bundle the kids up and go sledding. Does this make me a bad Mom? It’s a balmy 45 — we may get up to 50 (that F for all you Aussies). So, today, we can enjoy what’s left of the 24 inches and play outside all day in the snow, as if we live in Colorado. This is last year’s sledding fiascoes.
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Anyone want to go for a drive?
When I was little, before gas prices skyrocketed, my Dad used to love to take us for a Sunday drive in the country to see one-room school houses and old abandoned cemeteries. Our drive to the lake is 3 hours, and most of the drive has no direct route via interstates. Instead, we drive through back-country roads, past weathered barns, horses, and a loose cow. The owners of the farms, houses, trailers and stores are becoming familiar as we increase our travel to the lake, yet they still remain strangers. I put this video together during our summer drives to the lake. (Yes, it’s a little shaky, I hope you…
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Yikes!
Average speed, 33mph Whoops! Wordless Wednesday
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Brownie was loved
This Best Shot Monday is about the picture I didn’t take. The picture I thought I would take on Sunday; but Sunday was too late. I was fortunate enough to grab the video camera. This picture was captured as a .jpg from the video. I really thought I’d have time to get some great pictures on Sunday. I’ve mentioned Brownie briefly before. Brownie is the class bunny that my 9-year-old son loves. During “silent reading time” my son sits by Brownie’s cage on the floor, and quietly reads to her. He grabs carrots and puts them in his backpack for Brownie. He talks about Brownie at least once a day.…
