Posted by Carrie on 01 Sep 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel, Samuel
First we had Dad in the hospital, having surgery, recuperating. And I was very down. Then Alysia came. I think it’s safe to call that an “up.” We had so much fun all weekend long, including retrieving a giant aviary she’d bought on eBay. (Good friends don’t point out when their friend has obviously lost [...]
Posted by Carrie on 27 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Familial things, Gabriel, Pictures and movies
“Mommy? I sort of…I spilled some…I’m sorry.” Gabe loves salt. This morning, trying to go behind my back and steal a pinch to eat, he managed to spill the entire salt cellar (thankfully a small one) all over the kitchen floor. He tried to clean it up, futilely, before finally breaking down, finding me and [...]
Posted by Carrie on 26 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Familial things
Dad has a serious infection in his kidneys. He also has a kidney stone; initially, the doctor said it would be the least of their worries, but that wasn’t true, since the urologist found that the stone is causing blockage from the kidneys and preventing the infection from being successfully treated by his antibiotics. After [...]
Posted by Carrie on 25 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Familial things, Rants and vents
When I was a teenager, my goal was to Get Out of Dodge. I wanted to graduate and leave my hometown, which felt claustrophobic and slow to me; the world was waiting, and I wanted to see it all. And so I went as far as I was allowed, about two hours away. And then [...]
Posted by Carrie on 23 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Completely random, Familial things
We had a good weekend in these parts. Saturday started out a little exhausting, with a 17-miler that left me feeling somewhat drained (I started out strong, but as the warmth and humidity rose, I slowed, even having to take a brief walk break when my heart rate suddenly decided to spike and make me [...]
Posted by Carrie on 16 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel
SAM: “Mom! Gabe’s just going to stand there bugging me!” GABE: “That’s not true! I’m sitting!” GABE (to Eric): “I love you more than ten megapixels.” ME (hearing a noise): “Who’s in the kitchen?” GABE (from the kitchen): “Nobody.”
Posted by Carrie on 15 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Familial things, Pictures and movies
Eric’s dad remarried today.
Posted by Carrie on 15 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Completely random, Familial things, House and Home, Pictures and movies
From Lifehacker, “Top 10 Ways Your Brain is Sabotaging You“: You let negative feelings about putting off tasks prevent actual work. For example, if I feel guilt for not updating, it makes me not look forward to updating, and I’m trapped. Or else it’s just that there’s so, so much to talk about… Mom and [...]
Posted by Carrie on 03 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Gabriel, House and Home, Samuel
For the past few days, I have been completely wrapped up in the kids’ playroom-turned-office. This has been a Production. I’m still not where I want to be, but I’m working quickly. You know that stage of a project in which things look completely chaotic, far worse than they did before you started? Yeah, well, [...]
Posted by Carrie on 28 Jul 2010 | Tagged as: Completely random, Familial things, Pictures and movies
Ticket to Ride is a very, very fun game. And I’m not just saying that because I won. (Or because I split a bottle of Lambrusco Rossi with Eric. Yum.)
