It was Pride Day in the Happy Valley, arguably one of my favorite days of the whole year in my little neck of the woods. It's just... well, I've lived a number of places and I've gone to a whole lot of Pride celebrations but there is something very special about the HV and I guess the best way to explain it is that Pride is just so... normal here. ( Read more... )

(Mama pride business. Feel free to skip ( Read more... )

Sometimes I get bummed out that I don't get enough credit for things at home. I'm basically the reason almost everything gets done. If I'm not the one doing it, I'm typically organizing the doing and providing reminders. And that's usually fine with me, because I'm just naturally organized (read: Type A) and I have a good memory ( Read more... )

It's just day after day after day after day around here. But right now we're on school vacation so at least that shakes things up a little bit, which is nice. The weather has been perfectly gorgeous which makes for an excellent April vacation. We spent the entire afternoon in the back yard. It was lovely ( Read more... )

Punk's school is closed, so I got a free day off. "Free" is the operative word because I don't get paid. BOOOO! But we are having a relaxing morning and later we're going to lunch and to go see The Lorax. Good times!

Received a mailing from my town's public school district welcoming Punk to the Class of 2025. Whee! We're kindergarten bound in the fall! Yippee!! FREE SCHOOL ( Read more... )

Next week is school vacation week. My mother is coming to visit at the end of the week and Jen is having gall bladder surgery on Friday, a week from today. I'm more than a little concerned about the lifting restrictions. She said she was told not to lift anything more than 10lbs for 4-6 weeks. 4-6 weeks of no help with the toddler? Are you freaking ( Read more... )

I've been having a lot of conversations with myself about who I am and the life I have been living. Overall, I think I live a pretty good life and do good by others. I mostly live a life of service and I am pleased with that as it is in my nature. But I have watched parts of myself completely slip away, and I don't like it. I'm not sure how to get ( Read more... )

( Whining. )

I am thinking about deleting this whole journal. For the first time in 10 years, I'm not a paid user and I don't have all of my user pics. And I don't even care. Do I want a chronicle of the last 10 years of my life? I'm not even sure.