J was home sick yet again, though we now have a diagnosis of ear infection. R spent the morning with him so I could accomplish at least a few things, but they were little things. In that spirit: three little things I would like to remember today.
1. On the way home from the bus stop […]

I just finished Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project, which is a pretty neat read, if you like that kind of book, and I do. A lot of the content is on her blog but I liked the coherence of the book format.
A few interesting or surprising tidbits:
-Happiness and personal justice often conflict. She found […]

I was snapping pictures of the art room/study and found myself calling it the “blue room.” I don’t like the connotation of sadness, but otherwise, I like it.
Here is what we’ve currently got. Still some art to hang, plus a small white board, and we haven’t figured out where the kitties’ food will go… which […]

I thought I’d start a post that contains all the blizzard updates. Will be adding to this, since SNOMG is far from over.
Since this is a specific event I’ll go in forward chronological order and add to the bottom.
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We’ve all but canceled worship on Sunday. Haven’t pulled the trigger yet, but gave the snow removal […]

I should supplement this post with pictures of the outside, but word pictures will have to do for now.
I have friends who’ve lost power and trees during Snowpocalypse 2010, but we’ve been fortunate to be snug and happy. The Virus has passed for the most part, and it looks as if the parents dodged this […]

It’s been a wild week at the reverendhousehold. Tuesday night J and C threw up almost simultaneously and have been puny since then. M threw up yesterday afternoon but seems a little better off. I was very worried it was norovirus so I’ve been bathing every surface with bleach spray stuff and my house smelled […]

The kids are playing “dog” right now, in which C throws a soft frisbee and M and J catch it in their mouths… and by the end of this post, C is reading to the two of them. These moments are all too fleeting so I thought I’d take a minute to record a recent […]

I’ve been meaning to blog about this…
When it comes to PDA (public displays of affection, not personal digital assistants), I’m probably on the reserved side of things. But it’s different in one’s own home, and I think it’s healthy for kids to see their parents hugging and kissing as part of the normal order of […]

spent several hours at the church cleaning out old stuff and organizing the admin office with a woman who I’ve decided is the [name redacted] of Tiny Church. Such a hoot… And the psychic lift that comes with getting rid of junk and making things tidy is HUGE.
18 things on the to-do list today. Sadly, […]

I really want to be better about updating this blog. This is my journal, scrapbook, “baby” book and personal memory bank all rolled into one, and it bothers me that with all the writing I seem to do these days that I’m not more diligent about recording basic everyday stuff. I do a lot of […]

Is there anything cuter than a four year old saying “Oh my dear gracious”?
I’ve whacked various toes on various tables and chairs three times in the last week. Hard.
Thankful for: a life well lived, however short; finally meeting the miracle toddler with his dimply grin and big round tummy; late nights with old friends; and […]

Reading my college alumni magazine and realizing that C is way closer to college than I am.
Must never, ever, ever sling J around again, no matter how much he giggles. But his laugh is like a drug! Unfortunately, my drug of choice at this point is an Ibuprofen.
is astounded at how much […]

Before the status updates begin… we’ve been doing some shifting in our dining room. I’ve talked for a while about doing something with that room, and finally decided not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good… so I turned the room into an art and craft space, just using the furniture we […]

Poor R is home sick today… are you thinking what I’m thinking? LOST MARATHON!
shopping for a MacBook. I might have to “like” my own post…
First day home by myself in more than a week. Looking forward to getting some writing done and getting ready for… what was it again? Oh yeah, starting a new job […]

I got the sabbatical grant.

I’m doing a lot more recording of my life on Facebook than here but I’m always freaked that that stuff is just gonna disappear someday. So here is a bit of my week, starting today and working backwards, which will be a retread for FB friends:
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a day with the three amigos.
I really love the Trader […]

1. I had a totally amazing time at preacher camp. Confidentiality precludes me from sharing any particular stories, but suffice to say we ate our way through Hip and Hilly, Texas; we read and discussed 31 papers on the lectionary texts; we laughed a LOT; we shared horror stories and grace tales of ministry; and […]

Since this is my kid memory book, I am taking a break from my break to post these:
1. Had a milestone moment yesterday: J bonked his head on something, and when I got up to comfort him, I saw C get to him first, giving him a big hug and speaking soothingly to him. For […]