Posted by Carrie on 29 May 2009 | Tagged as: Completely random, Gabriel, Pictures and movies
This morning, Gabe and I…
…saw a man in antique military uniform setting up a small campsite…in the playground of a private school. Had no idea what that was about.
…went to a Farmers’ Market, Gabe in the stroller and doodling in his book all the way. We picked up beets (quite small still, [...]
Posted by Carrie on 28 May 2009 | Tagged as: Gabriel, Pictures and movies, Samuel, Warm fuzzy
Sometimes you make a day better by, um, structuring a bit of unstructured creativity. I saw these books while I was out with Gabe today, and I immediately decided that it could provide the perfect antidote to the stress of 4 o’clock “progress report” time. (Which wasn’t too bad [...]
Posted by Carrie on 28 May 2009 | Tagged as: Pictures and movies, Rants and vents, Samuel
It’s weird; lately, it seems like I’m either in a really good mood or really wiped out. Very few moments of mildness or peace. While I don’t mind feeling super chipper, I think I’d trade a few of those times in exchange for mellowing out some of the other end of the spectrum. [...]
Posted by Carrie on 27 May 2009 | Tagged as: Gabriel, Pictures and movies
Posted by Carrie on 24 May 2009 | Tagged as: Familial things, Warm fuzzy
Some people go on formal “dates” for anniversaries. Some people do shows, music events, or dinner and a movie.
We took the train to Chicago, walked around and shopped (Eric got some Levenger stuff, and I got my squee on at the Vosges store (brick and mortar! Who knew?!), did more window shopping, [...]
Posted by Carrie on 22 May 2009 | Tagged as: Food and drink, Gabriel, Meta
A few days ago, out of the blue and in public, he announced loudly to Sam, “The happiest day of my life was the day Mom and Dad adopted us!” I corrected him, and now he’s begun announcing that the happiest day “was the day you pushed me out of your [...]
Posted by Carrie on 21 May 2009 | Tagged as: Cooking, Pictures and movies, Warm fuzzy
I had a physical exam for updated life insurance this morning. The medical guy came to my house and did his rigmarole. Put the blood pressure cuff around my arm, pumped, listened. Pumped again, listened more. Finally, “…what do you usually read at?!” (Came in this morning at 95/66, [...]
Posted by Carrie on 20 May 2009 | Tagged as: House and Home, Pictures and movies
Planted: one Bing Cherry tree, one Bartlett Pear tree. Also, roughly 50 pounds of soil into the flesh of my hands.
Posted by Carrie on 19 May 2009 | Tagged as: Cooking, Eric, Polls, Warm fuzzy
A friend is doing an awesome thing for me and, out of the blue, volunteered to take my boys on Saturday so Eric and I could have an anniversary date. I was nearly in tears, seriously; asking for sitting is hard, so when it just lands in my lap, it’s a huge deal.
So! [...]
Posted by Carrie on 19 May 2009 | Tagged as: Familial things, Food and drink, Rants and vents, Warm fuzzy
It’s been keeping me from writing. Yesterday I did everything I could to try to break out of a funk that enveloped me from almost the moment I opened my eyes in the morning; I did my run, I went for a long walk with Gabe (had to pick up my new orthotics at [...]
Wow, that is awesome that childcare willbe provided. You never see that!
I do have to keep chanting my little mantra to...