Grandma

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To the woman who

loved me,

fed me pie (5 different verities every Thanksgiving),

dressed me and my children in homemade outfits for special occasions,

remembered me and my family even if I wasn’t diligent about calling often,

and held my hand as I sat in the temple for the first time,

thank you.

To the woman who taught me

to listen, really listen,

brand names don’t make babies more precious,

children are broken dishwashers,

there’s no such thing as spoiling a baby,

a baby is never bad news,

my in-laws are good people,

and that there is always room for one more,

thank you.

To the woman who

prayed over,

stayed up all night for,

cried over,

stressed over,

taught,

loved,

and raised my magnificent  mother,

thank you.

I’ll do my best to continue the link of strong, kind women.

I love you Grandma, always have, always will.

’til we meet again, your picture will stay on my wall and your hand print will stay on my heart.

Sleeping Babes

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I read wonderful blogs. The writing is perfect and catchy. And then I think, I want to write something cleaver. Well, let’s be honest here, I’m a math person and a loud mouth. I don’t write very well. But hey, neither did Moroni (at least he thought he didn’t). Anyways, I want to share a tidbit so excuse my lack of cute and funny and whatever.

Patrick and Auretta are cuddled on the couch, Auretta snoring. Both still in their church clothes. David’s walking around trying to wake them up every 15 minutes. And I think to myself, I’m a lucky woman. This is a good moment.

2 Truths and a Lie

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Can you guess?

1. I’m not a fan of Christmas music on the radio, bah hum bug! Give me my music back!
2. I don’t like crunchy leaves, they just blow around and I have raking all the time!
3. I HATE twilight! Too many details to list.

And the answer is #2. I love crunchy leaves, who doesn’t? That and my tree doesn’t shed too many.

A True Friend

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A few days ago I read a post on one of my favorite blogs. Fact Check: A True Friend is Always There For You.  And it got me thinking, like most of her posts do.

So in the last month I’ve quit facebook, had a couple of mishaps with friends, and said no a lot more than I have been known to in the past. I have said things I never meant in moments of physical and emotional exhaustion and I have not been supportive to others who were also going through a hard time.

I have been one crappy friend. But I’m happy to report, a better mother. My world has done a dramatic shrinking act, it now fits inside the walls of my home for the most part.

The bigger part of me is grateful for this and I’m loving it! I found a power to say, “You know what, I would love to but I can’t today.” That is cause for celebration.

But a small part of me is heartbroken and wondering if I’m burning bridges. How do you know which bridge is so stretched out that it is just not going to hold together when you need it so you might as well cut it down to add strength to another?  And how do you know when a weak bridge just needs time and some more material in order to become a well needed highway?

And how do you turn off your brain and just be content????