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Don’t get me wrong

January 7, 2013 by Jill 1 Comment

I kind of wonder if I hit the wrong tone with last night’s post. Yes, it drives me crazy to be treated like I’m an imbecile when it comes to social interaction (and despite a degree in psychology, the only thing I can figure is that I’m still considered the ‘baby’ even though I’ve been […]

One of these things…

January 6, 2013 by Jill 3 Comments

After visiting with family a few times recently, I’ve come to discover something. Somehow it’s new every year, but… I’m just NOT like the rest of my family… or my husband’s. Just not. While tackling the mountain of dirty dishes that has accumulated over the last couple of days of good home cooking (and family […]

Thoughts on a Thursday: Mean Mommy

December 20, 2012 by Jill 2 Comments

I hear that a lot. Mean mommy. I insist she at least eats one cooked carrot with her dinner. Mean mommy. I insist she eats her dinner before getting anything else. Mean. I insist she takes a nap (that she needs) every day or she misses activities. Mean. She can’t have 12 toys, paint, and […]

Thoughts on a Thursday: Am I worth it?

December 13, 2012 by Jill 8 Comments

I had a kind of realization a week ago, as I was dragging myself off to bed. I’d just stood and cried, apologizing profusely to the county officer that had been dragged out of his shift to check on us, because the baby dialed 911. I still have no idea how she did it. My […]

Grass stains

December 4, 2012 by Jill 2 Comments

Today is a grass stain day. You may not have ever noticed my tagline on my blog… but the general idea is that you can’t bubble wrap life, that you just have to deal with the mess and the beauty the best way you can. Otherwise, you’re not really living. We’re just normal people. We […]

If you could change just one thing about your life, what would it be?

November 4, 2012 by Jill 2 Comments

Please comment with what one thing you would change about your life if you could!
Warning: this may be depressing, but if you’re a new reader, and want to get to know me, you might read on:
I’m doing NaBloPoMo again this year and I scrolled through the topics they suggest, one of them is the title […]

Interviewing with Sam erm..(antha?)

October 11, 2012 by Jill 1 Comment

I was chatting with a blog friend on facebook today and it brought to mind an interview I did with a person named Sam. Sam wore a baggy tshirt and jeans (and was a student so was forgiven for this). Sam had a short spiky styled haircut. No obvious chest. and was thin as a […]

Decoding a dream

September 14, 2012 by Jill 1 Comment

Have you ever had one of those dreams, where you just think, what.the.hell? Yeah, me too. I even share some common ‘dream themes’ with a friend of mine. Crazy how much our brains are alike, when we’re asleep. Some dreams are worse than others, but they are nearly always in color. Once I dreamed about […]

Wordless Wednesday: One thing I would tell those who are hurting

August 15, 2012 by Jill 1 Comment

written by TEAM SHOEMAKER

It’s fall… wait, no… still August

August 12, 2012 by Jill 1 Comment

Around here, the corn is coming down. Farmers are MOWING it. Yes, mowing. Knocking it down, scooping it up and using it for silage (animal food)– all of it going to ‘waste’ versus normal usage. There just was not any rain from May-late July. Fields were brown. At this point, letting them get soaked with […]