An Equitable Division in the Labor of Love |
My frustration level about this has been building for days; I have convinced myself that's it's not my problem and I shouldn't be concerned, but it keeps worming it's way to the forefront. I have foun... Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:12:00 GMT |
Building the world, invisibly |
I’m invisible. It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the st... Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:14:00 GMT |
How they leave the nest |
Its Course
A sense of foreboding, the mother, has she -
Her fledgling stands upon the edge of home,
perched to hurl itself into peril.
Nature over nurture takes its course.
A barely feathered flailing... Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:56:00 GMT |
Blessed winter silence |
Spring is here, no doubt about it, & with it comes Summer & with that then early Fall. It’s not the warmer temperatures, the faint mist of green on the trees, the sweet melodic pre-dawn ... Posted by on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:15:00 GMT |
The price of salvation |
How badly do YOU want to get into heaven? What would you give? What are you willing to pay? Would you sell your soul to the devil?
These seemingly ridiculous questions are bombarded upon our conscienc... Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:30:00 GMT |
Sucks to fry bacon on a holiday |
If I gotta fry bacon on Easter morning the bunny is gonna get it. Seriously, I can boil eggs without much effort, they don’t really require my attention to come out OK. It’s Easter... the ... Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:25:00 GMT |
Miss Manners answers to ME! |
I am a stickler for manners, especially at the table. Actually, I border on being anal retentive about it but it’s one of the few things that absolutely drives me CRAZY! I’m not talking ab... Posted by on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:36:00 GMT |
Baseball, bratwurst, apple strudel, and Buick |
The score is 10-0, bottom of the 4th. No problem, the team’s homerun king is at bat. It happens to be my brother, which is actually a bad thing. Oh, not because he’s related, just because ... Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:00:00 GMT |
The apple cake doesn’t fall far from the tree |
How many times in your life have you said, "I will never say that to my kids", only to hear it come spilling out the minute they’re born? Or, "My kids would never do that", only to find out ten ... Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:16:00 GMT |