Posts Tagged: m.j. pullen

Love and Finding Home

posted on 02/14/2011

Today was a fantastic day. If you live in or near Atlanta, you know that the weather was absolutely perfect today – sunny and low-60’s. And since Sunday is our family day (the only day neither of us works), we got to enjoy the wonderful weather together. First on our agenda, we went to a […]

Weird Have Been My Dreams of Late

posted on 02/10/2011

I was driving somewhere with my family, I don’t remember where. We were near the intersection of Piedmont and Bells Ferry in Kennesaw. The blue lights in the mirror were a surprise; I checked my speed and verified that I was going 37 in a 35 zone. I wondered if I’d missed a school zone […]

Sometimes you have to stop and smell…whatever died in the wall

posted on 02/09/2011

The last couple of weeks around our house have been all about ears and noses. The problem with Monkey’s sleeping I wrote about a couple of weeks ago turned out to be not teething, but a double ear infection. It took me almost six days of his crazy behavior (plus a fever) to figure out […]

"Mom, I Can’t Sleep"

posted on 01/24/2011

Originally this blog was going to be about how our little monkey didn’t sleep Friday night, and what fun it was trying stay awake and present Saturday morning when we had a crowd at our house for brunch. MLM is getting in a back molar, we think, and he was awake and crying from midnight […]

Call This One ‘New Year’s Ambition’

posted on 01/06/2011

I’m back! A little bit rested and having spent some great time with friends and family. Plus a functional second bathroom, finally! So now I’m looking over my list of New Year’s Resolutions (mine are so fantastic, I reuse them year after year), trying to decide what to commit to for 2011… Lose weight? Eh, […]

The Grinch, Santa, and the Busy Post Office

posted on 12/20/2010

I saw on the news this morning that today is the busiest day of the year at the post office; and of course I had an errand there that wouldn’t wait. Needless to say, I was pretty much dreading the idea of waiting in line forever with a VERY active toddler — that’s pretty much […]

This ‘Marital Moment’ Brought to You By….

posted on 12/19/2010

ME: Urrgh! You keep complaining about stuff, but you won’t accept any of my solutions! DH: I know, I’m really frustrating that way. It’s a character flaw. ME: Character flaw? Really? Are you sure it’s not just a consistent, annoying choice? DH: Hmmm… [Thinks]. Nope, it’s a character flaw. ME: *Sigh*

Dear PTA Lady: A Protest!

posted on 12/17/2010

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at Monkey’s school. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I think so. I love teachers. I worked at a school for almost three years and teachers were the majority of my acquaintance. My best friend is a teacher. I know first-hand what a hard and often thankless job it can be. So I […]

Feeling a Bit Like Tippi Hedren

posted on 12/08/2010

And, yes, I had to look up how to spell her name. It is so cold outside today that the birds in our backyard seem to be actually trying to get into the house. All morning I’ve been watching an aerobatic display in out the window — we are fortunate to have a yard that’s […]

With Thanks to a Friend…

posted on 12/01/2010

… for a trip down Memory Lane (more like Memory I-85) that made me smile and reminded me of a period of real growth in my own life. Reading her blog, I felt like a much better person than I really am most days. It’s nice to have friends with good memories around at your […]