Adventures

February 17, 2009Adventures 9 comments

Answered Prayers

There’s no other way to describe it. As I sat freezing in my car Thursday night, waiting for Justin to get through all that rotten traffic to pick me up, I started taking a mental inventory of our finances and the car. I felt the panic rising in my throat, I started shaking uncontrollably, and I felt physically…

February 12, 2009Adventures 2 comments

Banging My Head

And not while doing devil horns at 80’s hair band music. No. Just banging my head on any vaguely solid surface because my car wouldn’t start tonight when I tried to leave work. We suspect the starter, or maybe possibly the alternator. But we think the battery is alright since we’ve only had it since 4/4/07 (I know…

February 7, 2009Adventures · cooking 6 comments

Under Pressure

Have I mentioned how much I love my pressure cooker? Seriously, though…have I mentioned it? Cuz I am NUTS about this pressure cooker. I keep wondering how I cooked anything decent on a weeknight without it. Oh wait. I didn’t cook anything decent on weeknights. I made my family live off of a diet largely made of…

January 30, 2009Adventures 6 comments

End of Week Wrap-Up

So my first day back to work and I had to jump right back into the deep end…no moseying into the shallow end to get used to the water. Glad to be employed, but sheesh, am I tired! ****************************************** We finally got our first snow of the 2008-2009 winter on Tuesday. It was beautiful and the…

January 19, 2009Adventures 4 comments

Lovely Monday…Day 17

I woke up a bit nervous, since today was Gavin and Cooper’s first day at their new daycare. I got the boys up and ready…reminded Gavin that we were going to his “New Classroom” today, and he responded “okay, Mommy” and got dressed. What? No arguing? No pouty face? No whining that he didn’t want to go to a new…