Saturday, 10 a.m. Ray just left with all four kids in tow, to do errands, including a trip to the mall. They could be gone for almost four hours! Including lunch! I can’t remember the last time I had an empty house to myself for more than 30 minutes. Any longer than that, usually at [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Free Time
Posted in limbo on July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Battle of Wills
Posted in limbo on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After a week of rain, today’s heat and sunshine were a blessing. Sadly, we did not get out to enjoy it. First, we were stuck waiting for the delivery of a dresser. Then we had a quick errand. During those few hours all the kids were poorly behaved, so much so that we finally reached [...]
Characters, indeed
Posted in limbo on July 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The big kids get to go to camp once a week for the whole summer this year. It gets them out of the house with their peers, away from the (dare I say) boredom of summertime with Mom and the little girls. At camp they get a swimming lesson and usually a field trip somewhere [...]
A Crisis of Church
Posted in limbo on July 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
While waiting for a phone call the other morning, I took a few minutes to peruse boston.com. I don’t often get to read a paper or watch the news, so it was a nice treat, the uninterrupted five minutes to catch up with the bigger world out there.
The headline that grabbed me was the story [...]
Hot Wheels
Posted in limbo on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We got our new car today!
It’s my first red car and my first minivan. I know, not very eco-chic, but honestly, any Green car is either too small for us or out of our price range. (Isn’t it funny how so many green/organic/eco-chic products are hugely expensive? But that’s a rant for another day.)
The kids [...]