sexy time

some of you will remember the turtle porn we were witness to when we first moved in to our new home ....

i am pleased to announce a first time viewing - just now! - of squirrel porn! the important thing to realize here is that we have hundreds of squirrels all over our front & back yard...we have seen them fall from branches, build nests, try to get up our bird feeder, hang upside down, eat crumbs off the deck...but i have never seen squirrel sex! until today! hooray! it's a sign, people...it's going to be a good day! interesting to note that while only 2 squirrels were actually having sex at the time, there was definitely a small audience, perhaps 3 or 4, watching. huh.

words to live by

"We are all worms. But I do think that I am a glow worm."

- Sir Winston Churchill

let freedom reign

shhhh - do you hear it? listen very closely.... it's the sound of an empty house! hooray! after 6 nights & days, and a morning of chaos, my home is empty & quiet. and messy, but we aren't going to worry about that today. that will still be there tomorrow, or at least later on today. the week wasn't horrible ... but it was long, and it took a lot out of me. it just doesn't come naturally to me...but if we all only did what came "naturally", the world (and our lives!) would be a mess!

happy wednesday to you all!

bursting, bursting!

today is a big "family" day - meg has her in class graduation 'ceremony'; my baby is done first grade! how did that happen?? and tonight is the performance of kyra's class play, in which she is 'Teacher 2 - the cool teacher everybody likes'. needless to say, she is very proud of that! :) these kind of days really me feel like a "mom"...some days i don't feel very mom-ish at all, but there's no denying all the swirling, "my baby is growing up!" and "oh, look at how well she recited her lines" pride! i am a proud mama! there's just no denying it!

monday

saw a deer in the yard just now...

baby blaise is being remarkably good for a 2 year old...

curtis is a lovely, lovely boy....

talked to jordan & mark this morning...

jordan's book comes out this week! go order it from barnes & noble - 'death by love at first sight' by j.vincent elliott

i will get a nap this afternoon....

the week is starting off on a good note!

this is what love looks like...

love looks like a friend showing up at my door for no reason with an armful of roses, on a day that just so happened to be the very day i needed it most.

love looks like my husband helping me by wrangling 3 children into cleaning 3 rooms so messy i started to cry, and then going out for milk.

love looks like my brother offering me his airmiles to make a trip out to see him.

love looks like a friend using his connections to make my lifelong dream of anthem singing come true.

love looks like friends asking me about mark, and my trip, and entering into my joy with wide smiles and genuine interest.

love looks like my mom "singing my song" to me on the days when i have forgotten the words.

love looks like a hug from meg, with the words, "i'm sorry you are sad, mommy".

love looks like friends saying 'sure!' when i ask if they can watch The Girls for me, even for whole days at a time, when they all have their own lives full of craziness.

love looks like friends asking if they can come over after work just to listen to us, and pray for our immigration visas.

love looks like an email from someone who saw that i was not myself and cared enough to ask.

love looks like luaskya, casey, shanna, sabrina, curtis, jordan, mark, steve, marilyn, andrew, john, jaya, joey, brandy, sarah, meg, kyra, tracey, dennis, tamar, jennifer, leah, krii...and so, so many others. you fill my life with love. and i wanted you to know that i saw it, and am grateful for it. i love you, too.

it's been a long time since i changed diapers everyday..

happy friday, everyone!!

i am trucking around for the next 5 days with my 2 year old nephew... keep your fingers crossed for me! :)