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Everything You Never Wanted to Know About IVs
When I was a little girl I had 10 cases of pneumonia in a year which landed me in the hospital every time. Since my dad was the director of food services there, I equated hospitals with two things: all … Continue reading
Posted in IV, Kidney, Kidney Transplant, Life with Little Heather, Medical
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Hobbit House
Last month I released two of my boys into an experience every entitled middle class college kid should have to go through: living off campus. When I took my first child to college – and left him there – … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: The House of Horrors
My house isn’t working for me anymore. I don’t mean that I loath the layout or location; it has literally stopped working. Apparently, like some bitter middle aged woman, it is offended by the upgrades we have been forcing on … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Expectations, Home Improvement, home making, humor, Letting Go, Uncategorized
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The Sikh Memorial: What I’ll Never Forget
Last month I had the honor of speaking at a candlelight memorial service for the local Sikh community who were grieving the heartbreaking murders of their brethren in Wisconsin. I was not as put together and prepared as I like … Continue reading
The Unsung Heroes of the Aurora Shooting
Well, not really unsung, just not sung loudly enough. Their heroism should be like a belting-out-with-all-your-might-in-a-stadium-with-equally-enthuistic-fans sung. Actually, there were many, many heroes that night whose praises should be sung out that way, but right now let’s focus on the … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: Hunting for Hardwoods
For eleven years (as long as we have lived in our house), Troy and I dreamed of replacing the stain magnet carpeting with hardwood floors. While most people in our comfortably middle class neighborhood would have long ago whipped out … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Ring of Fire
Jenny Girl began dating a very nice boy a few months back. Not long after he asked her to “be his,” she warned him about The Ring of Fire. Her brothers had been drooling to do it ever since the … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: Welcome to “Coddling Your Kids Cooking!”
Recently I decided the offspring should learn to cook, mostly because the two middle guys will have a house next year at college, so need to learn to make more than cereal and Easy Mac. The fact that I’m wiped … Continue reading
Posted in Child-rearing, Cooking, food, goals, humor, Kids, parenting, parenting goals
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Great Biking Debacle
OK, yes, my next post was supposed to be about strategies to overcome Marthaholism, but to be honest, I’m still digging myself out of a bad spell so don’t currently have much to say about it. Instead, you get to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Body Image, Expectations, goals, humor, Laughing At Spilled Milk, Letting Go, Weight, Wisdom
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Hope for the Marthaholic – A Story of Recovery
“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night anxiously working…for God gives rest to his loved ones.” Psalm 127:2 Ten years ago I was a raging Marthaholic. My day was scheduled from … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Truth About Marthaholics
“Take my yolk upon you and let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle in heart, and you will find rest for your soul.” Matthew 11:29 “Jesus loves me. This I know, for my completed to-do … Continue reading
Posted in Expectations, family, goals, home making, Housekeeping, Laundry, Letting Go, parenting, Self Control, Wisdom
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Hi, My Name’s Jamison, and I’m a Marthaholic
“As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. … Continue reading
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Dermatological Doom
This week I went to the mall to purchase a skin care system for my face. The mall. I went to the mall. The mall. I have to keep saying it to myself because if I do maybe the shock … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Body Image, Expectations, Fashion/Style, goals, humor, Laughing At Spilled Milk, Looks
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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Picaken – a Test of Womanhood
Okay, I don’t usually post this frequently but the following must be processed. I’m thinking about making a picaken for Troy’s birthday. For those of you who may not know, it’s a pie baked into a cake. This totally cool … Continue reading
Laughing At Spilled Milk: Romantic Valentine’s Days and other Legends
“All of my friends put down Valentine’s Day. They say it’s a made up holiday for greeting card companies to make money and so it’s stupid. Deep down we all know they are devaluing to avoid disappointment. But I want … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Expectations, humor, Laughing At Spilled Milk, Love, Marriage, Partner, Valentine's Day, Wisdom
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