Thursday we drove down to Seaside, Oregon. The kids and I stopped off at a little park along the Columbia River before crossing the bridge to Astoria. Living in New Mexico and crossing the Rio Grande almost every day gives my children a sad understanding of the meaning of the word river. The Rio GrandeContinue reading “Pacific Northwest Part 3”
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We Have a Toddler
After flying into Seattle on Saturday and spending a few days along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on Tuesday, we drove to Moclips, Washington, where we stayed at a “resort” on the beach. (Turns out that every place to stay along the Pacific Ocean in that area was called a “resort.”) Our place boastedContinue reading “We Have a Toddler”
Pacific Northwest Trip Part I
There were eight of us on this trip. Sophia stayed home with Coryn because she has art classes all summer. I used the trip to Oregon that Mike, Sophia, and I took together by ourselves last summer to feel like it was fair. That, and Sophia went up to Canada to see a show she’sContinue reading “Pacific Northwest Trip Part I”
Bad Numbers Good Changes
I stopped crying three days after the appointment. Of course, it was intermittent crying. I didn’t cry at work in front of my students, but tears fell down my cheeks on the thirty-minute drive home. I didn’t talk to anyone on the trip to my bedroom, where I changed into old flowy athletic shorts thatContinue reading “Bad Numbers Good Changes”
Third ER Visit
The kids were eager for me to start writing about our weekend, but I felt like it wasn’t over and wanted to wait. I was also waiting to find out if Xenia’s eye was going to heal and how that part of the story would end. Mike told Xenia that he hoped she wouldn’t putContinue reading “Third ER Visit”
Second ER Visit
I look for things to come in threes. If a random event happens, it doesn’t bother me, but if two happen, I find myself looking for the third. Stories seem to be complete when there are three events, and experience has shown me that the third topic paragraph in my five-paragraph life essays comes whenContinue reading “Second ER Visit”
First ER Visit
“God loves a trinity,” Russian proverb It was a beautiful weekend in April. The trees all had their leaves, which made our backyard into a lush paradise. This close to the Rio Grande, we hardly know we live in a desert. The flowers of spring had fallen off the trees, and despite the late snowstorm,Continue reading “First ER Visit”
Memory Eternal, Mom
I had a dream about Mom as April began in which I took her to the doctor’s office for an appointment as I often had. This time the doctor informed each of us that we were pregnant and had the same due date. Mom looked into my eyes and told me that she wasn’t goingContinue reading “Memory Eternal, Mom”
Baby Antics
The kids and I had Friday off of school. I slept in all the way to seven in the morning which felt great and was up and dressed while the house was quiet with sleeping people. I slipped over to our prayer corner for prayers and was most of the way through my psalms forContinue reading “Baby Antics”
Loser Parent of Teens
After this years’ first week of Lent, I feel like a loser mother. Where is the line between low energy and negligence? I have memories of Mom getting lost in her murder mysteries. One day I walked in the door after school to find that someone had given her a box of old mystery novels. Continue reading “Loser Parent of Teens”
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