I lived in the land of the environmentally conscious. We fight for open spaces. We’re tree huggers, literaly. We recycle. We reduce. We reuse. And we bring our own bags to the grocery store. Here in the valley, the environmental bug hasn’t caught on so strongly. I rarely see anyone bringing their own bags to [...]
Archive for September, 2008
My reputation proceeds me
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
causing one heart attack at a time
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
McKayla wants to babysit. She wants a babysitting empire. She bought a book at the bookstore, she made business cards, she’s signing up for a class. She has the babysitting bug. She wants some of her own hard earned cash.
Like always though, I ruin her life. I’m so mean and [...]
Isn’t he the sweetest thing ever?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was making dinner the other day and I heard this little voice say “Mommm-muh”. I replied with my standard response, “Nate”. Because we play this game a lot. He says my name like it’s the beginning of a conversation. He says it like he’s just testing it out. He [...]
messy room
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Please notice: all the clothes on the floor, the trash bag (why?), all the drawers open, the bed, the lamp on the floor, did I mention the clothes? The expensive American Girl dolls sticking out from under the bed. The mirror facing her bed, umm who can sleep with a mirror facing [...]
sick babies = exhausted mom
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nathaniel is sick. Again. He is the kid that if anyone is sick in a five mile radius, he’ll get it. if someone was sick at the park a couple of hours before, he’ll get it. He’s my perpetually sick kid. When he does get sick he takes FOREVER to [...]
ssshhh…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t jinx it. But I have a potential friend coming over today. Instead of taking a nap, I’m cleaning my house. Because you know, the kind of friend I want is the one that judges me by how dirty my floor is.
Marshall invited all the boys in his class to come over for lunch. We [...]
our yard…
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
backyard before pictures, originally uploaded by chanelireli.
I never had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and a large Garden.
Abraham Crowley
The Garden, 1666
Enough said. That speaks to my heart. Now who [...]
Turns out I’m an Ageist
Posted in Uncategorized on September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
that photo is jake’s random cuteness that everyone should be subject to.
I guess there could be worse things to be. I could be a sexist, or a fascist, or a racist, lucky me, I’m only an ageist. I’m not even sure if I’m a hard core ageist. Just a little bit discriminatory [...]
friends
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
graduation friends, originally uploaded by chanelireli.
We’ve moved. I’m sure you guys noticed. We don’t live were we lived before (hopefully that was a big clue for all of our old friends and neighbors) and I haven’t blogged in forever (unpacking 8,475 boxes will do that to you). When you move you’ve [...]
