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Category: Ethos

  • The Drop Box, Etc.

    The Drop Box, Etc.

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    Husband and I went on a much-needed date last night. Actually doing my hair and makeup is notable enough, these days, to document with a (gasp!) selfie– though I’m not sure why I bothered with mascara… We escaped to the theater to screen the highly anticipated film, The Drop Box; a touching documentary detailing the important…

  • Weekend Update

    Weekend Update

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    I’ve realized that this blog has, by default, become my acting Instagram account, capturing our simple life in the countryside. I’m okay with this natural evolution, since my primary aim in blogging is to document this hurried season of life. I’m creating a virtual time-capsule, of sorts, and sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words.…

  • Life in the [not so] Fast Lane

    Life in the [not so] Fast Lane

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    This morning, while reading a VeggieTale book to Little Man, I counted out produce-people, “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.” Without skipping a beat, he answered, “Nine!”

  • Manic Monday

    Manic Monday

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    Poor Little Man got his first shiner last night. He took a running dive into the end of the couch (Yes, on purpose. No, I haven’t a clue as to why.) and forgot to put on the brakes. It’s pretty sad, but also… kind of awesome. Isn’t a nice shiner a quasi rite of passage for a little boy?…

  • New Nest

    New Nest

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    I should be unpacking. Moving is like childbirth. It’s horrendous, JUST the worst… But worth it for the end result, which is why some crazy folks choose to do so more than once in a lifetime. We selectively forget the bad (e.g. having to be out of an impeccably cleaned old house by 4pm on Thursday, though only…

  • Little House Love

    Little House Love

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    I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, but the kids and I are just now getting into the Little House book series. I’d long forgotten the quaint charm of the Ingalls family; we unanimously adore them. The kids received the entire collection in the mail, this Christmas, and we just wrapped up the first installment. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait…

  • Multicultural Children’s Book Day {Book Review}

    Multicultural Children’s Book Day {Book Review}

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    I am delighted to be a participant in an online celebration, of sorts… a unique online event created by Mia Wenjen (Pragmatic Mom) and Valarie Budayr (Jump Into a Book/Audrey Press). Imagine this book-worm’s delight to find a shiny, new, colorful copy of a book about Chinese-American culture in my mailbox, recently, free of charge. Say what?! Though I confess…

  • Busted

    Busted

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    Back in the 1990’s, I was one of the first in my high-school to sport a cell phone. I kept it on me the duration of my senior year, so I could intercept the rare and impromptu phone calls from my then-boyfriend-now-husband, who was living on the opposite coast in basic and advanced military training. On the heels…

  • Sick & Tired

    Sick & Tired

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    A great, big, nasty tummy bug descended upon our household during the wee hours, last night, and ransacked the place. I don’t know about you, but when our precious toddler is for once sleeping soundly, the LAST thing I want to be found doing is stripping beds, starting laundry, bathing children, and combing regurgitated dinner from their hair. Fun…