Dear Mom, I am glad that your haveing a baby. I love you with all my hart. Your the best mom ever. You are my favrit mom. Love John Henry Sorry, but the “best mom ever” title is taken. John Henry said so. I’m so thankful for a son who is thoughtful. I’m thankful for [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 24, 2009
Spelling With Anna.
Anna: Mom, how do you spell “chudder”? Me: Spell what? Anna: Chudder! Me: Chudder is not a word. Anna: Yes, Mom. Chudder! Me: What are you trying to write, Anna? Anna: Anna and John Henry love each chudder. Me: Okay. C-H-U-D-D-E-R.
November 23, 2009
The Tapestry Project
I gotta tell you. It just feels good to do something that’s not all about me or my family. Something that even gets me out of my comfort zone. This was just my experience last week at The Tapestry Project. The Tapestry’s website explains it “is an organization that is revitalizing a deteriorating neighborhood through [...]
November 20, 2009
And, I’m Allergic to Mopping Floors.
I know sometimes you all my mom wonders, “What happened to Dusty’s blog yesterday?” I have no really valid excuse. I could say I was busy. Or tired. But, then there are those bloggers who have their posts prepared more than a week at a time. I wish I was one of them. I’m not. [...]
November 18, 2009
Lock Up Your Sparkly Shoes.
The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Except Anna’s. For, she is not innocent. So, Anna brings home a headband from school that is clearly not hers. Me: “Anna, where did you get this?” Anna: “I found it on the ground at school.” Me: And who does it belong to? Anna: “Hmm. It [...]
November 17, 2009
Commitments.
After not getting his badge at a Camporee (that I didn’t sign us up to attend because of previous obligations), John Henry said, “I quit Cub Scouts.” A lengthy conversation followed about commitment. I explained to him the importance of fulfilling commitments. He had committed his first grade year to Cub Scouts. He needed to [...]
November 16, 2009
Marriage And Growing A Person.
This weekend, I used Kris’ Marriott points that he accumulates when he flies to luxurious vacation spots by working so hard for the family. After I arranged for the kids to spend the weekend with Falon and Janet (our friends and most awesome babysitters), I surprised him with a night downtown the big OKC. We [...]
November 13, 2009
My Beautiful Core-Ray-Shuns.
It’s funny how we notice the mispronunciations of words our children make, but hardly notice when they start pronouncing them correctly. Kind of like when Anna used to call a chip a “bip.” When did that stop? I miss that. Presently, John Henry still pronounces “important” as “import-nant.” I don’t correct him. Not like I [...]
November 12, 2009
I Was On Fire!
Growing a person has been going well with the exception of the recent onset of this burning sensation in my chest better known as heartburn. For the love. Initially, I refused to believe that my food choices could possibly contribute to this annoying, sleepless irritation. After all, why would I want to give up my [...]
November 11, 2009
Do You Trust Your Heart?
Anna has been talking a lot about God lately. And, asking a whole mess of questions. Kris somehow diverted her attention the other day by teaching her the names of the bones in our legs and arms. “Okay. I don’t want to talk about bones anymore,” she told him. Kris’ interruption of a bone discussion [...]
