Try And Stop Him From Having Fun!
Go Jesse, GO!
Month: June 2006
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Giddiness
(With Frolicking And What-Not)
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yesterday was pure joy.
we got up as a family and had breakfast together
we went and played/weeded the garden
we picked wild strawberries
we had smoothies and played with bubbles
we went and picked out A PUPPY (we are picking her up next Friday) yippee times three!!!!
we went out for dinner together
we went to the drive-in (it has been open since the 50′s!)and played in the grass and ate popcorn and then snuggled in the front seat (all of us) until the kids fell asleep and then Trev and I got to snuggle each other.
Bliss, Bliss, Bliss.
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24 Hours Until Trev Comes Home!!!
(who’s counting?)
ME!
this morning it was,
Julie vs. The Weeds in The Garden
it’s all about the scuffle hoe!
How I love to scuffle a row with my hoe!
Julie vs. the just finished floors in the living room (put it all back in place)
(I hope he’s surprised!)
Julie vs. the (ick) bathroom (just to insert some glamour in my morning)
Julie vs. the mountain of laundry
Julie vs. the books that needed to be packed and shipped
And The Winner Is, Julie!!!
I Rock!
And in Other News:
sweetness
garter snake skin
4 snakes found, one caught
Bubbles!!!
And some chocolatey goodness from Kali_Mama
(I can taste the love!)
when these arrived, Jesse had one and said,
“oh how I love it when my nuts are dunked in chocolate”
he is his father’s son
snort, snort!
and this,
from hour_follows_hour:
(leave your name and…)
1. I’ll respond with something random about you
2. I’ll challenge you to try something
3. I’ll pick a colour that I associate with you
4. I’ll tell you something I like about you
5. I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. I’ll ask you something I’ve always wanted to ask you
8. if i do this for you you must post it in your journal
( for julie)
1. you remind me of sunlight
2. i challenge you to get a babysitter and have an evening to yourself when trevor gets home
3. yellow, warm buttery yellow
4. your dedication and beliefs towards how you live your life and raise your kids
5. well we’ve never met but when i first read your site i was so overjoyed to see someone living the life that i so desire
6. you remind me of an oreole
7. if you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go?
So, who wants to play?
Leave a request and I will fill in the blanks, the only rule is you must post the result on your blog afterward and play along.
To add: I am considering taking pictures of kids and families in the outdoors for fun and profit?
Joy + Camera= ?
you think?
(sorry for the rambling…)
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Another Day
(a good one)
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~Dalai Lama
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ETA: Bonus (just because)
I got this from mom2radata.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY: honey-poo, juliejuliepastavazuli, jules
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD: (I’ll never tell)
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: my eyes, my hair, my bosom-y-ness
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: my tush, my lack of speed, that flappy thingy under my arms (when did THAT show up?!)
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE: Irish, French, more Irish
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU: inlaws, pitbulls and conservatives
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: hugs from my children, baths, photography
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW: sweats, wool socks, tank top (I look hot, don’t tell me otherwise!)
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS: Patty Griffin, Greg Brown, Gillian Welch
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS: I Write The Book, Daughters, Lonely Girls
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP: honesty, laughter and sexy-ness
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order): I adore my children, I am very tired and I think Rush Limbaugh is hot
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU: long,defined arms, eye contact
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES: painting, photography, gardening, writing, reading, cooking, singing (loudly)…(oh, it says three?, humph!)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW: sleep, hold my husband, erase our debt.
THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING/YOU’VE CONSIDERED/ARE DOING: becoming a writer, photographer, chef
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION: Australia, South America, Europe
THREE KIDS’ NAMES YOU LIKE: Lincoln, Adrian, Jude
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: raise healthy, strong and happy children, write a book, see the world.
THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL: I’m all about the pretty, I like the things that are lovely. I smell good. I curl my pinky when I drink my tea.
THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY: I can fix stuff, I hate laundry and I love to drive fast (but only alone)
THREE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW: you, you and YOU!!!
sleep well.
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Perhaps I Blog Too Much
(a scattered blog in which I use bullet points despite my love-hate relationship with them)
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The things that make me sigh and grumble:
my father has had a reccurence of bladder cancer
my lawn is too big for me to cut with the mower when Trev is away (it’s 3+ acres)
I paid someone to cut it and he mowed down my Peony, rhubarb, entire Echinacea bed and Campenula plant which was just about to flower.- I put the second coat of stain and 1st coat of poly on the living room floor and now we are “landlocked” in the far end of the house and it rains and rains and rains. We cannot get to the bathroom/kitchen without going out in the rain and I’m beginning to think this was a mistake.
I miss my husband
it is always hard the last few days when he is gone a month or more (5 days left)
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Amusements and distractions
- distraction, thy name is ginger twist
- just figured out how to lay planks across the newly done floor and now we are ”pirates on the move” (and oh-so-much-happier)
- homemade bread toasted with wild grape jam
- season 1
![[Cover Art for Muppet Show: Season One (4pc)/(Rmst Rstr Spec) / Muppet Show: Season One (4pc) / (Rmst Rstr Spec)]](http://www.cdconnection.com/covers/1055006.jpg)
- Placo bubble maker (creates 1000′s of bubbles in minutes)
I may have lost my Peony but I still have my bubble-bush
after Trevor gets home, we will be getting one of these
(this will be big, really, really big; I will cry endlessly and it will be heaven.)
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Bonus
look, it’s me with a ginger twist!
I’m really more of a Mary Ann kind of girl, though.
well, except for the flat stomach.
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“This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
come momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing.”
~Rumi
Edited to add: THIS makes me cry…
(courtesy of my friend Scrappitydoodah)
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A Day, in pictures
(and a few words)
In the morning we have our tea
we wear our tea hats
(some hats require a certain attitude)
afterward, we feel refreshed and go searching for creatures which slither and hop
today we are lucky and find both kinds.
Roo feels that worms enjoy a good mid-day slide
(the worm in her hand tells her this)
the sun warms us a bit much and we decide to retreat inside for lunch
don’t forget the “silver-wear”
“well, don’t you look lovely my dear”
“ and you, as well!”
time for bubbles
(this mama don’t mess around when it comes to bubbles)
happiness is good
good. good. good.
“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder without any such gift from the fairies, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in”
~Rachel Carson
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A Good Day
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Today was good. Grandpa (Trevor’s father) came for 6 hours and played with the kids for every minute of his visit. They laughed and played board games and ran in the grass and worked on puzzles and watercolor paints and ate peanut butter sandwiches together and looked for worms in the yard.
Perfect.
Me? I finished sorting through 4000 books, did some weeding in the garden, washed 5 loads of laundry, baked bread and cleaned the kitchen.
Perfect.
After Grandpa left, Roo and I went down to the garden to look for more worms
(her passion).
The green beans are up.
The onions are up.
my herbs are coming along, as well.
What is this in the garden?
A nutweed?
A monkey vine?
Whatever it is, it’s growing faster than anything else!!!!
“If you want to be happy, be.” ~Leo Tolstoy
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Greetings From Dorkville
It has been raining for days.
The kids do not want to play with me in it because they don’t want to get soggy.
“it’s wet out there Mommy, we want to play inside!”
(the pic below is at a friend’s house)
O.K. then, see you in a bit
(you know where you can find me)
Mommy needs to play too.
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