If you are lucky enough to find yourself living in a town large enough, or quaint enough, that people want to visit it, then you get to reap the rewards of all the things the town does to entertain those who come in ... View Post
Life with boys…
....it is never boring. This is Miles (blurry I know) with his potty seat on his head as a hat. Just so you know, he refuses to use it to actually go potty, so it is at least clean... Nathan came home grumpy tonight because he was hungry. We have a word that sums up the explosion that happens inside a person and makes them behave badly when Hungry and Grumpy collide... we call it "Grungry." ... View Post
Sideways
This is my man, Nathaniel Wayne Greer. Isn't he lovely? ... View Post
Tagged
(Picture of Momma by Wylie, age 5) I've been neck deep in a big project for work and have been kept from blogging... In lieu of anything deep and meaningful to write about, here are my answers as I have been tagged by none other than the fab Ms. Tracy Jackson. 1. FIRST NAME? Jerusalem 2. WHO WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ? Uh, the city. Duh.. No, the "New Jerusalem" in the Bible. My parents were ... View Post
Like Peas and Carrots
I am the type of person who loves to watch movies that I love, over and over. Actually, I don't really watch them more than twice... I just play them. I play them while I clean, while I sweep, vacuum (yes, I vacuum!) dust, fold laundry (a rare occurrence now thanks to The Laundry Lady!) and in general chase behind my children, attempting to straighten my shabby but chic - if I do say so myself - ... View Post
The eternal internal world of children or Why I Pray, Reason # 3
Many have heard it said that the 2 best prayers are "Help me, help me, help me." and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." I couldn't agree more. In fact there is not much more I ever really need to pray. Everything else feels fussy, and full of hot air. This prayer is especially relevant to my role as a parent. The moment parenting became truly scary for me was when Wylie was almost 3 years old. ... View Post