There’s one question that my kids have been asking me rather often lately: “Are you not happy?” Hm…why, do I not look like I’m having the time of my life? Do I look as pooped and cranky as I feel? Do I feel overworked and under-appreciated? Well, I guess the answer according to the look […]
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So, I’ve hopped on board the Pinterest bandwagon and to my surprise, it’s been quite entertaining and useful. I’ve found several yummy and nutritious (ie. food with green stuff) recipes there that the kids actually like and devour. I’ve never been the mom who makes happy faces with food in order to get her kids
It’s the same question every time. As soon as we sit down at a restaurant, the server will notice we have young kids and automatically ask, “Would you like a booster seat?” to which we automatically reply, “No, thanks.” Why do our kids not need a booster seat, you may wonder. Well, we are their
Image courtesy of James Barker/freedigitalphotos.net “I wish I was a hamster.” We were at Petsmart getting some dog food and we had just walked past the aisle with the hamster cages. E saw the little wheels inside those cages and wished he could be a hamster so he could run on one of them. While
Cinco de Mayo… margaritas! That’s probably what most people think of in relation to the 5th of May. For me, however, I think of a white gown, spring allergies and 90 degree weather with no A/C! Cinco de Mayo is my and hubby’s wedding anniversary and this year we celebrated eleven years. Yes, eleven years.
Jesus is so not square! This was a revelation of mine recently. You would think that someone who’s been going to church for close to three decades and attended seminary (for a counseling degree, not theology, mind you!) would have a better understanding of who Jesus is. Unfortunately, all those Sunday school stories went in
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I hate conflict. You could say that conflict and I have never gotten along and we likely will never become friends. I prefer hanging out with my pal, Passive Aggressive, over the other guy, Direct Confrontation, any day. But we know people have all kinds of different ideas and opinions, so conflict is (gulp) inevitable
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Image courtesy of Daniel St. Pierre/freedigitalphotos.net Whoever invented the buffet style restaurant must have been Asian cause what Asian would pass up cheap food and lots of it?! Eating a buffet is truly getting more for your money. I used to think it was a great deal, but now that I’ve tasted more foods and
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The older I get, the more I realize how much I have been living in a bubble. This bubble was not completely intentional though; I think it kind of developed out of circumstances and a lack of understanding. What I’m talking about is the very square environment that I have grown up in and grown
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Now that E is getting older, he’s been asking more complicated questions and trying to wrap his head around bigger concepts. Once when we tried to explain to him that there was a time when Mama and Baba didn’t know one another, not even each other’s names, he asked, “Did Baba know his own name?”