Saturday Snapshots: Call Us John & Yoko
on Nov 21, 2009 in Dr. Seuss Saturday Snapshots Elvis Presley John and Yoko After an emotionally exhausting week, and fully aware the week ahead will likely be more of the same, Double Daddy and I elected to stay in bed (albeit, awake) until nearly noon. By 8:15am, our early morning co-snugglers evacuated---and began enterta...

Hope: A Haiku
on Nov 19, 2009 in husband rocks hope is good cancer stinks God is good Four years to the weekSince Daddy's melanomaLump, nodes are swollenDaddy's special dayBrought news we'd hoped not to hearScans do not look goodHope springs eternalOur doctors are fantasticFriends and family, tooCould be something newYet surgery is a...

Way Back When-esday: Daddy's Day
on Nov 18, 2009 in birthday Way Back When-esday Double Daddy Dateline: November 18, 2006Twins' Age: 5Daddy's Age: 39He makes the funniest of jokes, can juggle household objects galore, is firm when occasions mandate, is tender when a loving touch is needed. He is a pluperfect parenting partner, phenomenal fath...

March On: The Fight for Preemies
on Nov 17, 2009 in March of Dimes Fight4Preemies twin pregnancy Few moments defy explanation. Discovering you are expecting not one, but two (or more) babies is undoubtedly one of them. The giddy excitement is inevitably sobered with a medical professional's caveat: "We need to be extra cautious in your prenatal...

Makes My Monday: How the Cookie Crumbles
on Nov 15, 2009 in Makes My Monday Darren eating Hershey's Kisses Sarah baking On this rainy Saturday past, Sarah decided to put her recent book fair purchase to use, and bake a batch of Hershey Kisses macaroons. We had shopped together---along with brother---for the supplies. Measuring her ingredients, using the electric mixer...

Bad Haiku Friday---on Saturday
on Nov 13, 2009 in Catholic Teacher Musings Finished for Friday Saturday Snapshots Bad Haiku Friday Festival Lit and Laundry Posting haiku lateHave been a wee bit busyHope you will forgiveHonda OdysseyBig branch proves too much for youFinished this Friday Issues with laptopHanging up, no picture loadBelieve me, a wreck!More is going onToo involved to add detailSay a little...

Seesaws and Circus Acts
on Nov 10, 2009Composed as a written audition to the assigned topic of "maternal balance," this little piece from 3+ years ago was discovered in an archived folder on the laptop yesterday. Forgive if it's a wee bit off-color...just thought 'twas a message worth sha...

Way Back When-esday: Sunny Sprinkles
on Nov 10, 2009 in Way Back When-esday Dateline: Summer 2004Twins' Age: 2 Years OldTemperatures are dropping, so this scene of summer seems the perfect last vestige of sun and spray.What memorable image(s) makes your mid-week wonderful? Dive into those digital photos or scan a scrapbook f...

Baby Picture Sunday: Mommy's Little Helpers
on Nov 8, 2009 in Baby Picture Sunday Who Says 8 is Enough Debi Sharing a space calmly...at this age (about a year), that was wondrous help for Mommy!Peek at other pictures from the past with Debi's Baby Picture Sunday!

James Madison Makes My Monday
on Nov 8, 2009 in Presidents Makes My Monday Sarah's Art James Madison Sarah's penchant for portraiture dovetailed with a resurgence of presidential preoccupation this weekend resulting in some serious sketching. Not unlike artists before her, she drew study after study...empirically re-assessing and re-interpreting her...