it’s quiet in this house. the rarity of that makes it all the more priceless when it happens. candles are lit and many curl up on a couch, chairs, with blankets while watching Kung Fu Panda.
cranberry bread is made, sweet potatoes have been prepared, two apple pies sit on the buffet, and two pumpkin pies [...]
Archive > November 2008
the nothings in life
confusing things
there are a few things that i just don’t understand…
1. why people who are trying to be musicians think it’s cool to loosen the strap of their guitar or bass so much that the body of the instrument lays against their knees. do you know how uncool you look trying to strum chords/pluck notes when [...]
oh the possibilities
the first sentence is always the hardest. there are so many things i could write about — so many things i want to tell you — but i get stuck considering which subject to choose and the endless possibilities for a starter.
and i still don’t know…
i could tell you about how i thought i [...]
ballerina land
there are some things in life that are just too wonderful. and i’m so very thankful for them.
i loved to pretend as a young girl. but who doesn’t? every girl wants to be a princess, wants to be a ballerina, wants to be the orphan annie, wants to be a girl out in the prairie, [...]
shower
we baked and talked and cooked and talked and gathered and talked and baked more and talked and chopped up apples and talked and put together piles of things needing to go with us and talked and packed up cars and talked and forgot the couscous and talked and called home to get forgotten couscous [...]
b-o-y-f-r-i-e-n-d.
some people hate it. some people love it. i don’t mind. and since this is my blog and this is high on my list of thankfulness, i figured i’d just go for it.
i’m thankful for a someone today… and yesterday… and probably tomorrow. yes, that’s right folks, louissa’s done gone grown up on you and [...]
sneakers baby.
last week i finally bought sneakers. and i finally kept the pair that i purchased. after having much trouble sneaker shopping i decided the only way i was going to actually do this thing was if i humbly asked for help from those who are more experienced in such areas. i did [...]
thankful #5
today i’m thankful for…
- hot chocolate. i love hot chocolate.
- pictures of the newest addition to the family. it stinks that he’s a six hour flight away but the regularly updated pictures do just fine until december when i officially meet him.
- a weekend so full of good things that i didn’t have [...]
thankful #4
today i’m thankful for…
- new passwords being sent to my inbox when i forget what it is.
- songs like this. ahh. happiness.
- the Message translation. i like reading it.
thankful #3
today i’m thankful for…
the wonderful people around me.
people who don’t mind my cold feet up against them.
people who run out the door when i’m leaving just to give me a hug.
people who let me steal their clothes when my piles get low.
people who give kisses (everyone should have little people around them).
people who help with [...]
