I wish there were more amusing things going on in my life, so I could tell a funny story or anecdote. But, alas it seems that things are ho hum and there isn’t much hullabaloo in life. I used to think that I was a funny person. I kind of prided myself on my sense [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Just Plain Funny
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The War Machine
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes you wake up in the morning and you feel glorious. Your son is snugly, soft, cuddly, and charming. You just want to sit there and smile at each other all day long. You thank the heavens that you are a mother and living your blessed life.
Then there are those other days. The days you [...]
Retrospective Edition 1
Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been an amazing year. Between 2007-2008 many life changing events have occurred. Wesley being the biggest and most beautiful change. Sometimes I look at my life, and I wonder if I made any mistakes. I wonder if I have given up too much to start a family when I was fairly young. Should [...]
Giddyup Cowboys
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is all over now. The big event, the one we had been looking forward to (and when I say “we” I use it liberally, meaning probably only myself). Christmas time! I love Christmas, and everything about it and leading up to it. This year was going to be especially eventful and wonderful, this year [...]
Goodnight Austin
Posted in Uncategorized on December 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
TC and I are both originally from Austin, we are homegrown locals. Our roots are deep here and I love this city whole hearted. Unfortunately, at some point this little city became big and unaffordable, at least for now.
After having our little bundle, TC and I quickly realized that we had outgrown our Hyde Park [...]
what’s so great about sleep
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Something happened after the Trail of Lights. Wesley my dear child, had been sleeping through the nights. In fact he had consistently been sleeping through the nights for about a month. He had been inconsistently been sleeping through the nights for about a month before that. And to top things off, he had only been [...]
The Trail of Lights
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wesley made it to the trail of lights this weekend. We were worried because he started the trip off sleeping. BUT, about midway through it he bucked up and woke up. He was so awake and amazed by the lights that he woke up every few hours that night to tell me about it, and [...]
Oh Boy!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I work with kids. I have taught for four years now working with kids ranging from 4-7. There is one common thread that runs through each class. No matter how different the class, one thing is constant. Boys. Boys and their mouth noises. I don’t know why boys have to make mouth noises, but they [...]
A Barrel of Laughs
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wesley, the serious Autry, was a late smiler. He made up for the fact by being a great smiler since. Then there was the laugh. Getting a laugh, a genuine laugh, out of Wesley was seemingly only a job Franny could do. I got a little down wondering if I could ever be as funny [...]
Textures
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Everyone has their thing, the thing that makes their skin crawl. Like nails on a chalk board, forks scraping plates, etc. The thing that really gets me is the sound of fingernails scratching fabric. I don’t know why, but it hurts. The thicker the textile, the more painful the sound.
Well, wouldn’t you know it, I [...]
