Embracing Life

We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness—and call it love—true love. ~ Robert Fulghum Today's prompt - June 26-- What does your significant other do that makes your heart melt?  I met my husband in June 2000. He had an orange mohawk and a few tattoos. My parents were thrilled.  We didn't start dating for another year. At no point during our first few months of dating, could I have imagined that this is how my life would be now.   Every time I see Keith reading to Keira, playing soccer with Connor in the backyard, building elaborate train tracks for Colin, my heart melts.  Once, when we were dating, he said that all he wanted was a family of his own.  As you can see, he got his wish: For the record, I take no responsibility for the disaster that i...

Yesterday, the twins turned four. I'm still wrapping my head around the fact that four years have passed since I was handed those teeny tiny babies. And as you will see from the pics below, they aren't babies any longer!

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared:  twins.  ~Josh Billings Double the blessings Double the love Double the sweetness Double the cuteness Double the fun Double the trouble Double the smiles Double the giggles Happy Birthday to my little twinkles. When I was pregnant with you two, after telling a little old lady I was having twins, she said: "God bless you. Oh wait, he did." Keira and Colin,  you have brought joy to my heart  and gray hairs to my head. I love you both more than anything in this world.

June 22nd - When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was little, I wanted to be a cheerleader when I grow up. It's true, it's in my baby book. However, if you know me at all, I'm not really the peppy cheer-leading type. I was a pom in high school though. You did have to be a little peppy, but I perfected the art of a fake smile. Plus I got to dance which I LOVED! *********************************  For a long time (even now) I thought I should be a librarian. Then I could sit and read all day. *********************************** In high school, I wanted to be a teacher for the deaf. I even went to college for it. Somewhere along the way, I realized that wasn't the right route for me. Instead I received my B.S and M.A in History.  ************************************* I taught college a little, but again, not the right fit. I did find my calling in higher education, just not teaching. ...

I missed yesterday's blog challenge. It was to post a picture of yourself as a young child. I'm on the right with the striped shirt. The year is 1983. We went with my grandparents to Springfield. Funny story: My dad was driving down the road and  my mom said they couldn't find the turn off for Lincoln's tomb.  I said we just passed the sign. I was five so no one believed me. 30 minutes later, after we had to turn around and head back the way we just came, they admitted I was right. ;)  

My Goodreads Rating: 4 stars This book is utterly delightful!!! I will be honest. This is not the kind of book I normally read. There were no vampires in it. In fact, there was nothing paranormal at all in this book! (There was some mystery, but it appears to be set across the series as an underlying tone, so I'm "forced" to read books 4 and 5 to see how that concludes. ;) ) In continuing with my honesty, I probably would have never even picked up this book had it not been given to me at the RT Convention this past April. But that will teach me to judge a book by it's cover.  The author, Sabrina Jeffries , was part of two workshops I attended at the convention.  In fact, both workshops talked about romance books (regular romance, not PNR).  Jeffries writes Regency novels, which of course, the historian in me finds great fun in reading. ;) In How to Woo a Reluctant Lady , we find Lady Minerva Sharpe trying to find a way around her grandmother's ultimatu...

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