Yesterday I was tired after dinner. I had dishes to do, a floor to sweep and food to put in the fridge. Abigail and Michaela had made little presents for me. But I confess I felt exhausted and that I had my own list of what needed to happen. Opening their gifts was one more […]
Entries from May 2004
One more thing to do
May 24th, 2004 · Comments Off on One more thing to do
Tags: family
Spin cycle
May 24th, 2004 · Comments Off on Spin cycle
Yesterday was one of those days. One of those days I want to sleep on it before I write on it. A day where I wish for the fast forward button but it’s nowhere to be found. I had written a lengthy post describing all the details of the day including my eye doctor appointment […]
Tags: journal
The truth of teeth: I can afford to be authentic
May 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on The truth of teeth: I can afford to be authentic
I was curious. I confess. I don’t think constantly about the tone of my teeth. But I’d noticed those constant commercials on tv during ice skating season, the ones with the women chatting in a catty way about commitment while flashing bright white smiles. Or the women who somehow find cute guys on motorcycles while […]
Tags: health
“It just brightened up!”
May 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on “It just brightened up!”
Michaela’s delight at watching her first Polaroid picture develop – at the dentist’s office. Each child visiting the dentist has a picture on the wall – and gets to update it at the next appointment. So far Abigail has a little collection of Polaroid photos from her first appointments. Polaroids provide good memories. I remember […]
Tags: culture
Take me with you
May 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on Take me with you
And Lisa Williams does that…describing her kayak trip into the ocean in such a way that I can go along for the ride with her. She includes details of how she practices capsizing, which equipment she’s carrying, and what she’s seeing and hearing as she paddles. I can almost see and feel it myself. I […]
Tags: friends
