quote of the week...

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
—Henry Ellis

wait--so there's a month between September and November?

I have looked high and low...in the back of my kids' closets, behind the 50 pound bags of rice down in the food storage room, and even under the batteries in the junk drawer in my kitchen...but I cannot find October. I've completely misplaced it.

why I am still happily married...

Once The Hubby sent me a text that said, "Sorry, I was wrong."

It was over some insignificant thing, like what we needed at the store or when one of the kids would be ready to be picked up.

I saved that text.

And now, on days when he is...ummm...shall we say...hard to love?

I read that text. And pretend he just sent it.

quote of the week...

"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, and bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may."

--Mary Jean Iron

quote of the week...

"What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?"

--George Eliot

quote of the week...

"Cynicism is an intellectual cop-out, a crutch for a withered soul, a thin excuse for inaction."

--Jeffery R. Holland

going, going, gone...

It's been so nice having all of these children under one roof for the last few weeks. I've found out that as a mom, a part of you never quite exhales until all of your kids are in the same place.

It went too fast...our girl is heading back to school. And even though it's absolutely where she should be, I'm not looking forward to holding my breath again.

quote of the week...

"I used to work at a factory that made fire hydrants. You couldn't park anywhere near the place."

--Steven Wright

do yourself a favor...

...and go see the movie "Julie & Julia".

It is such a charming little movie. Meryl Streep is incredibly engaging and joyful as Julia Child, and can I just say that I want to put Stanley Tucci (who plays Julia's husband, Paul) in my pocket and carry him around? I always get SO happy when I see he is in a movie because he is such a terrific actor. Put he and Meryl together as this adorable couple, and well...lovely. Just lovely.

My favorite scene is when Julia and Paul take Julia's visiting sister out for dinner. The whole scene is just delightful from beginning to end.

quote of the week...

"What happens matters. Maybe only to us...but it matters."

--Tea Leoni, in Ghost Town

quote of the week...

"If you do not find peace in yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."

--Paula A. Bendry

quote of the week...

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

--Albert Einstein

quote of the week...

"Someday I hope to enjoy enough of what the world calls success so that someone will ask me, ‘What’s the secret of it?’ and I shall say simply this: ‘I get up when I fall down.’ "


--Paul Harvey

quote of the week...

"If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers."

--Maya Angelou

congratulations...

...to Tyson, Jillian, and their loving families.

Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day.

quote of the week...

"It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any muscles to just sit there with a dumb look on your face."

quote of the week...

"The personality of a house is indefinable, but there never lived a lady of great cultivation and charm whose home--whether a palace, a farm cottage, or a tiny apartment--did not reflect the charm of its owner."

--Emily Post

well, good for me...

They were kind enough to have me as a guest poster over at Light Refreshments Served this week. I will try not to let it go to my head.

...Who am I kidding? I already have. When my kids asked if they could go to the park today, I told them to have their people call my people.

quote of the week...

"Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy. The amount of work is the same."

--Francesca Reigler

great article...

A friend recommended this one, and I really enjoyed it. It sort of solidifies some thoughts I have had in the last few days.

'Mourning sickness is a religion'