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Savor The Crazy: Tick Tock
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Thursday, January 1, 2015. When you are a child, it seems like grown-ups are always saying ridiculous things like, “My, how time flies! Signing up for a class that lasted an entire. But then our first daughter was born. I'm going to put that in bold and underline it in case you missed it. My eyes bled. I told my nurse, Susan, I just wasn’t that tough and I wasn't kidding about getting the epidural right away. She, being from the South, gave me a look and told me I better get tough quick because...When sh...
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Savor The Crazy: February 2015
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Thursday, February 26, 2015. Why I Don't Want My Kids to "Toughen Up". So, as in every elementary school in the whole entire wide world, there has been a bit of playground drama once or twice every year since we let these people out of the safe haven of home. Although with the yelling that goes on here sometimes and the general lack of supervision we provide, I'm not really sure how safe a haven home really is). And we have made the girls handle it. This has nothing to do with anything, but isn't. And th...
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Savor The Crazy: December 2014
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Monday, December 29, 2014. Tonight I am taking supper to some sweet friends who just had their fourth baby. That combined with a screen saver full of baby pictures got me reminiscing about when our babies were actually that: babies. Wanted them to do. After all, you just need to take charge. Don't let the baby rule you. (I laughed out loud typing that sentence.). Oh, the sweetness. I was hoping they would at least get me through the first month.) Got a car seat? She thinks it should still fit me. We fed ...
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Savor The Crazy: On Savoring
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Yesterday I was struck, quite suddenly, with the change coming my way soon. Lillian, our youngest, the baby, the grand finale, will be going to kindergarten next year. And what exactly does that mean? For starters, these years of being a full time mom are through. Yes, I know they will always need Mom, that does not stop and certainly not at kindergarten. But the years of me being with her the most are over. Especially during these formative years. Millions of diapers changed?
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Savor The Crazy: Carpool Conversations
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Saturday, January 24, 2015. A sister in your favorite booster, even though all the boosters are exactly. Will prompt, "You better get up, or I am going to tell mom what you did six months ago that one time." A child who is cold will cry abuse when a sibling pouring sweat requests a little AC on a hot August day. The sister who needs help buckling her seat belt is a pariah who, at all costs, must not be sat beside. My brother and I washing the "Silver Slime.". Now we live in the safety era where a person ...
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Savor The Crazy: Dear 2006 Martha,
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Saturday, August 8, 2015. Dear 2006 Martha,. You can't go back. There are no do-overs in life. Oh, if only there were! Some people say they wouldn't do anything over; all the events of their life have led to where they are and doing anything to change anything might affect the outcome. Remember the old Gwyneth Paltrow movie, "Sliding Doors? Secondly, she will sleep through the night. Also, put an extra shirt in the car. For you and the baby. For the rest of your life. So even though you have no idea how ...
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Savor The Crazy: January 2015
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Saturday, January 31, 2015. When Are You Going To The Store? Meal planning is a full time job for which I need a full time assistant, something Preston insists is not in the budget. I think we could sell his truck and he could just always ride his motorcycle to provide for this urgent assistant need, but he keeps talking about when it's below freezing or raining. Whatever. Each meal of the day has its own little idiosyncrasies. I'm going to break it down for you. Sometimes she is too excited/sad/tired/fa...
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Savor The Crazy: Pride Goeth Before Motherhood
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Monday, February 9, 2015. Pride Goeth Before Motherhood. Let me tell you, you cannot be a mother if you have any pride. At all. You have to check it at the door the moment the pink line shows up. For lots of reasons. Then the baby is there, and you are exhausted. In addition to the bleeding monster eyes I described here. It's going to happen again in an hour or two. And no one is around to care. Mom, your tummy is squishy! Yup I could probably go off carbs and get a sweet flat tummy, but then someday you...
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Savor The Crazy: Mary vs Martha
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015. I think being busy is getting a really bad rap these days. Don't stop reading. I also think being busy deserves its really bad rap. (I am a total fence rider on almost all issues.). But here's the thing: I am busy. You are busy. I really think it's what. You are busy doing that makes it good or bad. And also understand I am NOT the one to judge that. That is not what I am going to do here. I am really musing on myself, and you get to read along. Lucky you. And in His word I r...
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Savor The Crazy: April 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. Baltimore, Ferguson, NYC: My View From the Fence. You know how I am a fence rider? Well, here we go. One side of the fence:. My brother-in-law is a police officer. The po po. A donut eater. All the ugly words for police officer. He is one of the most honorable people I know. A Jesus lover. In his profession because he is called to it; it is noble. He has worked so hard and advanced through the ranks. On the other side:. How can I fix this? Should I post something to Facebook?
