Archive | May, 2012

“these thighs…cry every night for you!”

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dear baby,

as you’ve gained in months, more have asked, “is he sleeping through the night, yet?”

and as each night crept…and you called out…i began to feel pressed…

but your sweet daddy said, “he’s your last one…you’ll regret rushing this…”

~ just love, love, lovin’ that daddy ~

so if you’re not ready…that’s just fine…

‘cause i’m not ready either.

and if i could…i’d go back

and i’d get right up…and step into that dark…and reach right down, feeling for your brothers’ and sisters’ warm, squishy little bodies…

and i’d snatch them right up…if only one more time…and snuggle right down with them…

if only i could…

i’d forget the rushing…the urgency for “schedules” and “standards”…

‘cause time’s growing you all up fast enough…

and how i wish i hadn’t helped it along so much!

so, so thankful for you…our little eighth chance!

very sincerely,
me (your contented sleepy mama)

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thank you

grampa lou cornish – marines
major; aircraft maintenance officer

grampa bert deardorff – army air corps
flight mechanics crew chief

grampa calvin norton – navy
bosun’s mate (boatswain)

~ and ~

grampa richard orth – air force
commissioned flight officer (pilot)

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dear blog,

this?

just one…

one!

these girlies have a lengthy history of prior offenses…

– – –

forget sockin’ away money for college…these poor little boys are gonna need their daddy to fund some serious counseling when they’re older!

i mean really…c’mon!

nobody in their right mind would accessorize
a camo print with another print!!!

obviously, in this case…basic black…or…maybe…a splash of
color…a complimentary shade of green, perhaps…would’ve
been a much more fashion-conscious choice!

but this?  this just isn’t right…

– october 11, 2007

– – – 

heaven help them…

very sincerely,
me

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dear mr. ken burns,

our family’s been enjoying your documentary, baseball

we’re in the top of the “6th inning – the national pastime”…and our 5-year-old, william, would like to know…

“why do people like this show…if all he does is tell stuff?”

very sincerely,
me

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dear birthday baby,

happy 9-months!

so…this means you’ve been out every bit as long as you were in

seriously?!? 

i give up…i simply cannot grasp this time thing!

goin’ too, too fast…

but even worse…to me…you’ve been lookin’ more and more like a 1-year-old…

growin’ too, too fast!

so i weighed and measured and checked…

and yep…

exactly the same as your “substantial” older brother was…at 1-year-old!

5-22-12

22 pounds…12 ounces…29¼ inches tall…and every bit as cute!

but seriously, now…

stop!

very sincerely,
me (you know who)

p.s.

thanks for the unbirthday present!  leanin’ in…lookin’ right deep…and sayin’, “mmm…mom!”

– alex’s image

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a tale of two kidneys

it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…

so i have these two kidneys…

the one on my right is well-placed…does its job well…

the one on my left…a little less so…

the ct scan said it’s a little wonky up in there…that it never truly “settled” well when i was somersaulting in utero…

and that now…well…it has a stone.

so i found myself faced with 3 choices…

  1. i could pass it…i could…a 50% chance with this 5mm stone…
  2. i could take the urologist up on her kind offer to “pulverize” it for me…
    for a small (ahem) fee
  3. or i could attempt to dissolve it on my own…the “old school” way…by drinking a cocktail of raw apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and olive oil…

i settled on starting with choice #3…how bad could it be?

and one day…following a “recipe”…i started drinking 1 tablespoon of each every hour…

badbadbad!!!

7 cocktails into that day…the only place i most wanted to be…was laid out on the floor in front of that gloriously pink toilet…

so, so bad

my honey informed me…whispered into me all prostrate shaky nauseous…
that maybe…just maybe…i might have a little of the “all or nothing” in me…

that the way he saw it…i might still be able to dissolve my stone…without the feeling poisoned and having to live on the bathroom floor part…

so…some days have come and gone…the memory of that one somewhat dimmed…

and i think i’m ready to give it another go…

but…per my honey’s encouragement…i’m concentrating on just the lemon and the oil…

just twice a day…

we’ll see how this goes…

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the p-town theatre troupe

– presents –

MY LIFE

5-19-12

 a one act play

– cast of characters –

honey……………………………..the provider of things………………………………jason
darc………………………………the washer of the things….………………………..darcie
i’ya………………………………………..the guitarist……………………………………….alex
emmie…………………………………….the knitter………………….………………….emma
hannah-girl………………………………the artist.……………………………………hannah
clairie…………………………………..the bookworm…………….……………………..claire
bits………………………………………….the giggler…………………………………elisabeth
jack……………………………………..the ear-bender…………………………………….john
will………………………………………the lisp-bearer………………………………..william
baby…………………………………………the chub…………………………………………eian

 shows daily!

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5-17-12

2×4

– hannah’s image

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dear little people,

thanks for tryin’ so hard to make a good mama outta me!

i know it hasn’t always been easy

any “good” in my mama’ing i owe all to you!

very sincerely,
me (your oh-so-thankful-to-be-a-mama…mama)

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