Image credit: Photo bybitzcelt on FlickrLicensed under Creative Commons The glow of red eyes.A mouth slashed across the face.Jack-o-lantern glares. Candles flickering.A little witch waits outside.Ghouls rap on my door. Green hands hover, curl,then plunge into the cauldronand draw out candy. Everybody screamWhether with fear or delight.It's Halloween night! More Haiku Friday haikus at A [...]
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The Overwhelmed
Image credit: Photo byangegreene on FlickrLicensed under Creative Commons Austen had his friend Tony over for a playdate for the first time last week, which means I had Tony's mom over for a playdate. I was a little nervous when I talked to her on the phone because she quizzed me about what therapies and [...]
My April Fool’s Joke
I have never been a fan of the practical joke. I always hurt for the person who is the butt end of one, even when they laugh along, even when that person is not me. Perhaps it's because practical jokes produce a laugh at someone else's expense. A Nelson (from The Simpsons) like "ha ha!" [...]
Easter Egg Hunt
Photo credit: Photo by so_phee_ah on Flickr Mark and I took the kids to a local Easter egg hunt this weekend. All the children lined up, eagerly clutching baskets, their eyes wide with awe and anticipation. Hundreds of eggs winked brightly from the grass. The rules for the hunt were outlined. As parents carved paths [...]
My Word for 2008
This year, there will be no resolutions, no disappointments over broken promises to myself. This year, I am picking a word: a word that expresses my intention, my desire, my focus for this year. This year's word (does that big smiley face give it away?): HAPPINESS. Yep, it's that simple (and difficult). I thought about [...]
Good Intentions
Last week, as I was contemplating what to do for the random act of kindness that Mantra asked me to perform, I noticed something interesting: I found myself being kinder to everyone. The act of thinking consciously about how I could do some small kindness for a stranger seemed to make opportunities for kindness pop [...]
Clean Slate
"My mouth's bleeding, Bert! My mouth's bleeding! Zuzu's petals...Zuzu's petals! There they are! Bert, what do you know about that!"~George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life There have been times I've experienced computer problems when I would spend hours and hours cleaning up this and patching that. And at some point I'd find it was just [...]
Peace to You
I am getting ready for Christmas tonight: wrapping the last few presents, getting together the last few ingredients for dinner tomorrow, and putting on a few of my favorite Christmas tunes. And I wanted to pause to say Merry Christmas to those of you who will be celebrating tomorrow. To those of you who don't, [...]
The Official "Associates with Loners" Christmas Theme Song
Do you associate with loners? You're not alone. Let's be independent together!
Santa Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
When my father told me there was no real Santa, I cried, a lot. I didn't cry because I was surprised or felt particularly lied to. I knew long before he told me that there was no Santa, but I wanted to go on living in that fantasy world. I felt betrayed that my parents, [...]
