Saturday, February 28, 2015

#59/365--Cleaning, Real and Metaphorical

I started the day
...like this...
cleaning
bedrooms
and
bathrooms
moving furniture
...around...
looking for
...a change...
and
I knew that if I
...moved furniture...
I would be more likely
...to clean...

Turned out
like this

In between

moving furniture
and
washing sheets
and
vacuuming
and
cleaning bathrooms

I
...escaped the house for...
some
...metaphorical cleaning...
some
...me-time...
some
...silence...
away from

complaining kids
arguing teenagers
quibbling siblings

and found
...solace...
with my Starbucks
and
nature



...everyone around this house...
is a little
...stir-crazy...
from being
housebound
most of
this week
our temperamental state
parallels
...the weather...
...talk about moody...






Wednesday, February 25, 2015

#56/365--What You Do After Ice Days

When a day
ends
...like this...
 sometimes
you just need to hear
80s Rap


and this
...sampling...
was
...after...
an evening
of
car dancing
and
some BFF time
and
schooling my kids
in
...real...
music
and
dance



Tuesday, February 24, 2015

#55/365--Just Being Real

So
...here it is...
I'll level with ya
I have dishes
piled up
...in the sink...
...wait...
don't judge

to be clear
there is nothing
...under...
the muffin tin
and the
...stone cookie sheet...

those are soaking
...across...
the sink

and
...in actuality...
it is
...in fact...
cleaned up
...now....

but
from time to time
...(daily)...
my sink
tries to look like this
and

...let me be real...

sometimes
...I leave it...

Sunday, February 22, 2015

#53/365--Snow Day with No Snow

Ice?
or
no?








#52/365--Family Hockey Game

To be fair
...I went into it with...
a headache
so
we left
...in the 3rd period...
but
...it was kinda...
fun





...to me...
it doesn't matter what we do
...what matters is...
that we
...do it together...
even if
it means
...forced selfies...
#forcedfamilytime

Friday, February 20, 2015

#51/365--No Tissue

Today
was
a
"Sniffling
Sneezing
Coughing
Aching
Stuffy-head
Fever"
kind of day
and
I'm out of Kleenex
so
I have to resort to
...toilet paper...
and
it's just not
...as durable...

...leads to a lot of...
...blow-outs...
#punintended

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

#49/365--I Just Don't Know

Sometimes
...life...
can be so
...confusing...

it's hot
it's cold
frozen
then
melted

one minute
it's up
the next
it's down

one day
you get a
...yes...
the next
...a no...

some days
you know exactly
...what you are doing...
and other days
...everything goes wrong...

Is it like that
...for everyone...
or is it
...just me...
because
sometimes
life
feels
so
lonely
so
isolated
so
...remote...

There are those days
you go into the kitchen
and
bake up a batch of
...the yummiest...
taco soup
...ever...
then
other days
you end up
eating
...raw chicken...
and
burning your hand

Some days
you are a parenting
...genius...
the kids are
...agreeable...
everyone is
obedient
harmonious
participatory

Other days
you
...drop the ball...
you wake up late
kids miss the bus
you forgot to get groceries
there are no clean clothes
and
...everyone is behind closed doors...
shutting you out

Life.
...the rollar coaster that it is...
the tapestry that is being woven together
each puzzle piece
every twist and turn

each person who crosses your path

all the moments
good
and
bad
pieced together
to make

...a beautiful life...

flat tires
runny noses
angry texts
ruined dinners
forgotten homework
failing grades
mistakes made
lessons learned
wisdom gained
sunrises
sunsets
newness each morning
a happy text
a passing grade
a good choice made
a hug
a kiss on the forehead
...it all equals out...
in the end

after all
...is said and done...
every second
...is worth it...

...without the bad...
we wouldn't
...know...
the good
...without the night...
we wouldn't
...treasure...
the day
...without the dark...
we wouldn't 
...value,,,
the light
...without the storm...
we wouldn't
...appreciate...
...the calm...

Each moment
every memory
complements another
...and that makes the journey...
joyful

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

#48/365--Raw

The package said
"...if frozen, cook for...
...25-35 minutes..."

I even let it cook
...longer...

...but...
about 5 bites in
...the texture wasn't right...
I look closer
and noticed
...the coloring wasn't right either...

I realized
...that the chicken...
wasn't
...done...

...so...
(after freaking out)
I put the
Buffalo Chicken and Pasta Casserole
...back in the oven...
turned it up
to
400
and let it cook for another
...45 minutes...
so that
it would be done
...for my kids...

You really
...shouldn't let me...
into the kitchen
at all
...ever...

Monday, February 16, 2015

#47/365--Special Coffee

...when you need something warm...
but
...it's too late...
in the evening
...for caffeine...
you offset it
by
...adding...
...special creamer...

Sunday, February 15, 2015

#46/365--Deflated

We were about to leave for church
when all of a sudden

...so...
...Lauren drove us to church...
...Michael rode shotgun...
and
...I was crammed in the back...
choked by the
...autolock...
seatbelt

...when we got home...
...Michael attempted...
to change the flat
but
my
...tire iron...
was kinda
small
and we didn't have enough
...well...
...torque?...
or
...something...
so
I had to call
...for help...
and
finally
got it from
...my friend, Flip...
who had a bigger
...tire iron...
(mine vs. his)
...which made things...
a lot easier
and
we got it changed
in no time

The culprit

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Friday, February 13, 2015

#44/365--Love and Sock Hops

...my SweetBoy...
and his
...bowtie...

...my SweetGirl...
and her
...surprise roses...

...my BFF...
and her
...RoomMom Skills...


...me...
and my
...TeacherLook...
...following an afternoon of...
sugar and dancing
music and bubble gum
limbo and hula hoops