May 2009
8 posts
Really perplexed.
Today I was in Target shopping for some Mother’s Day cards for my mama. While scanning the multitude of cards expressing appreciation for someone’s mother I stumbled upon a Mother’s Day card for a….. wait for it…….. DAD!!!! What the??!!??!! Isn’t Father’s Day just around the corner? Who is this dad that will be receiving a Mother’s Day card?...
April 2009
15 posts
Under construction.
Please bear with me while I make some changes to my blog. I’m trying to make it simple yet interesting. Upbeat minimalism? Anyway, trying to edit html codes is quite time consuming. I think I’m doing ok so far. I’m hoping to have everything completed within the next couple of days. My brother who is a tech savante - read computer geek - will be helping me out. I will of course...
Making sense?
Q: What does make sense? A: A Toyota Prius with the bumper sticker, “Go ahead and pass me, I’m convserving gas mileage,” while going 55 mph on a 55 mph speed limit highway in Hawai’i. Q: What doesn’t make sense? A: A magazine whose theme is eco-consciousness but not using recycled paper.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's hiking we shall go....
Aidan and I at the beginning of our hike with my cousin Kamaka on the Aiea Loop Trail. We’re ready and excited for an adventure.Here’s Aunty Kamaka, our awesome guide and helper. I’m very grateful that she wanted to go hiking with us, since it isn’t safe to hike alone with a baby and it’s a good opportunity to catch up and bond. Looking out on a spectacular view. It...
Jeg savner Norge
Ever since the day I’d left for college I would get homesick. Then when I moved to Norway I had a few moments - read months - of terminal homesickness. If anyone has ever been lived abroad you will probably understand. Lately I’ve been getting homesick for Norway, what I call my 2nd country and home. Jeg savner Norge veldig, veldig masse. This little land of fjords has been on my mind...
He's on the move!
I’m so proud: ***Lower your volume for this one….mommy voice overload!!! Please forgive me.
Trying to find the niche...
If you’re a regular follower of this blog, the few that do, you will have noticed that I’ve changed my header about 5 million times give or take. I’ve been trying to figure out a header that will pop out, like *BAM* here we are. Instead of just keeping this blog an update of our lives I’d like to begin to make it an outlet for other parents and especially single parents;...
Will you do anything?
Image borrowed from this site. Earth day always brings back fond memories of walking around Balboa Park in San Diego with my dad. At the time I didn’t really understand Earth Day; I thought it was just a fun time to get out of the house with my dad, eat some good food, watch people with wild hair roam around, listen to splashy music, and collect posters and stickers with pandas or trees. I...
I miss...
Madeline Alice Spohr
I cannot even imagine and don’t really want to imagine what it is like to lose a child, especially one so young. My heart goes out to the Spohr family on this day. It’s hard to think of anything to say that wouldn’t be a cliche. I guess I feel some connection not just because I’m a mother but because Aidan’s father and I were going to name him Madeline if he had been...
Curse of the mommy bulge!!!
Granted I’ve had this “mommy bulge” since I gave birth to the bambino but it’s just funny to button up my pants and see that I’ve got 2 bellies!!! You know what I’m talking about…I’d post a photo but the sight is just way too horrific and I’d like to reamin somewhat classy. I mean I can fit comfortably in my pants; not feel suffocated or like...
Easter.
Aidan and I after churchUs at brunch. It’s a bit upsetting that you can’t tell that Baby Boot Camp has been kicking my bottom for a month. I’ll get there though. Pre-opened Easter Basket. Lots of baby food from the Easter Bunny. More to share later. It’s sleepy time.
I've gone purple for Maddie.
Hey folks! I’m going purple for an indefinite amount of time for Madeline Spohr. I read through her mother’s, Heather Spohr, blog (not functioning at the moment) about the pregnancy and how Maddie came into this world. It is important that we do what we can to help prevent premature births and promote healthy babies, that is why I had signed up to do the March of Dimes walk this April...
Giving life.
My dad during his visit in Boston Summer 2007 Don’t think I’ve forgotten about my 4 topics for the month of April. Some of you may or may not be aware that April is “Organ Donation” month. So slap on a green bracelet, check your driver’s license, and if you’ve got a heart (or ORGAN DONOR) on it then you’re one person who can save many lives. Five years...
This single mama...
It isn’t my goal for this blog to be an outlet for my frusturations as a single mom, I think it’s boring and only for myself to know about. Things is I don’t really have many frusturations as a single mother because I really just see myself as a mother….no “single” in front of it. I see myself as Aidan’s mommy and that’s all that matters to me. I...
