Today I am grateful for family that extends, and extends, and extends. Till I can never quite hear the end of that particular echo. That is a blessing, indeed.
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Category Archives: familyDad! Dad! Dad! Today, it’s all about you. My dad is the best. He shows up around here now and then (I mean, I tell you stuff about him, but also he reads — you know), because I have a lot of stories that make better sense if you know the dad. Anyway, he’s good....  I originally posted this in October, but then I found out that it was SOTS (sort of top secret) and hid the post. But now the news is public, so here you get it again. Because it’s still exciting, and it’s still news, and the photos we took have LOADS of leafy trees in them.... Almost. But it is just a little too embarrassing that we have nearly made it to noon and my list is still so very un-crossed-off. Ug. But I have been busy. Here is what I accomplished already today: *The weightlifting *The Kid-hair-doing *The breakfast making and cleaning *The carpooling *The bread making (and tasting –... Do you know what I hope for you? That you have a great dad. I have a great dad. My kids, too. They have a great dad. My nieces and nephews have great dads, too. They sort of fill the earth, all those nieces and nephews and their great dads. Sometimes, when I was a... Does it feel like Thursday was a long time ago to anyone else? Yikes. And I’ve been Momming and Playing so much that I haven’t written a thing. Not a blog post, barely an email. Certainly no revisions. So all my big plans of submitting? They’ve gone the way of the… well, whatever. Gone, anyway.... Once I talked about pets. Now, Kid 4 is at it again. As his birthday approaches, he’s asking for a turtle. Ick. They smell, I think. Husband agrees. Advise me, wise ones. Does Kid 4 actually need a pet to become a well-rounded, upright, employable adult at some point? And is there anything as easy...  Happy Thanksgiving Week! Here at my blog, we’ll be jumping on the Grateful train* and talking about all manner of things to feel grateful about. And what am I thankful for? Today, and increasingly over the years, I am grateful for my family. I have a really, really good Husband. He’s a kind, hard-working, funny,... |