The other night I put on the Sound of Music just before Bruce got off work (that would be 5:30 pm for those who like the details in a narrative). The girls and I were singing My Favorite Things while pretending to be on a carousel (as one does) so I went to play the song on our speakers because Julie Andrews sings it better than I do! Once the remote was in my hands and I was getting the music set up on our tv, I pivoted and selected the movie itself just for fun. I knew there was no way ... continue reading...
February Booklist
Ten books! Well guys, there is honestly a good chance that the shortest month of the year will also be the month I read the most books! This is 100% due to the fact that I discovered audiobooks this month. Obviously I have heard of them (I'm not a luddite) but I've never listened to them because I like real books (and I cannot lie ;)) But then a bought an audiobook that was on sale for $2 (For the Children's Sake) and Bruce got me set up to listen to it (and others if I so wished.) It was then ... continue reading...
January Booklist
Welcome to my first reads of 2023! Instead of writing an individual post for every book I read this year (since it's going to be at least 23 if all goes according to plan), I decided to do monthly recaps. It saves all of us time and gives me a better chance to succeed in sharing the books I am reading - we all know how good I am at publishing blog posts in time ;) If you are curious, this will be for books that I finished in said month, so even if I started a book in May but didn't finish it ... continue reading...
Mornings Full of Breath Prayers
I confess my mornings tend to start abruptly with the sound of children. Most mornings Bruce gathers all of them to allow me a few more minute of sleep. We're still in the middle of middle of the night wakings, so sleep is a commodity - one that I grasp at & try to hold onto as long as I can. I've been trying to put my phone straight in my pocket and, instead of catching up on all I missed through the night, walking downstairs & through the front door to stand on the porch breathing ... continue reading...
Hello 2023: Looking forward
I said hello to 2023 without a new word. More specifically, I said hello to 2023 while sleeping in my bed. Or maybe rocking a nursing infant in the middle of the night but I stopped looking at the clock when I get up at night with kids - don't need to add any how much sleep am I missing stress to my life - so I can neither confirm or deny the latter. I can tell you, most certainly, that no words were said. In the hours leading up to the magical turn of the clock, we broke out the poppers ... continue reading...