No Outcasts on marriage in postmodern society

Ran across this in a blog that’s an outreach of the Diocese of Central NY that seems to be a proponent of the church of beer. (They have an open spirituality discussion that meets monthly at Empire Brewing Company, in Armory Square in Syracuse.) This essay talks about the implications of marriage in the afterlife, [...]

House full of teenagers

At the birthday party, part one, and my aunt went to get pizza…
“Will there still be adult supervision in the house?”
“Yeah! Helen will be here….”

I am a teen mother. I mean, a mother of a teen.

So the kid turned 13 today. This is the same kid I referenced in my piece for A Light Blazes in the Darkness.
I survived.
I have been pretty quiet this week as the worst cold I’ve had in years totally had me by the throat. It’s kept me from wanting to write anything, even though I [...]

Another…

this is just one of those shots that make you fall over laughing with delight when you see it. he was dodging the camera all day aside from that posed shot with me (i am still sick as hell, and it shows, but doesn't he look great? and TALL?)
but this one just takes the cake [...]

Well I got my pizza…

Sure would be nice if I could taste it.
That's right, I've got full-blown sinusitis now. It's the cold that wouldn't die.
I should mention that the virus that started this round is most likely the same one I had a month ago, but got passed around the clan via my son, mutated, and came back [...]

Achoo.

We have hit the sneeze stage of the cold. Wham.
BTW, a few catchup things. One, the visit with Beth went FABULOUS. I love that woman as much now as I did when I was 21. She says I called her while I was in labor with K, and it was one of the funniest conversations [...]

Now available in black

I was going to post something rantly about how we are manipulated to shop on this day and hallelujah for those that resist the retail machine. That said, I always like to plug the small businesses of friends of mine that kick ass, and i will do so in a week or so, after payday. [...]

sunday a gogo (11:11 11/11)

i can't get my filters thingie to work right, so this is to everyone… but thanks to those of you who know who they are.
Sunday is on, but I'll firm up the details tomorrow.
K is here and is reading “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Every now and then he reads a [...]

Tightly filtered

This is a placeholder for a private LJ entry on some family matters.

I have had the most blessed day

I've taken to hanging out with K once a week during the week, cause every third weekend just isn't enough when you're only 30 minutes away and I think the D in English had something to do with that. He's pulled it up to a B- as of today, mind you.
But on another front, [...]

So much for using him as a translator if we do mission work

DS: I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that I have an A
in Spanish.
Me: Yay!! That's awesome! What's the bad news?
DS: I have a D in English.

my family's oktoberfest

Every year, my aunt and godmother Julia throws a big ol' party at
their place in Pottstown. I'd like to invite any of my Philly friends
to it, because I suspect i will only be up there for the day–Oct. 23.
We'll celebrate my birthday while we're at it. If we can make it up
the night before (Oct. [...]

Cats galore

We're a three cat family right now cause i'm watching the parents' critters.
Figaro is this gigantic Himalayan-ish critter who is the friendliest cat i've seen in ages. He reminds me a bit of Jenn's Buster, in attitude: big-dumb-dog–ish.
Bobbie is smaller than Cody, a calico with no tail.
The girls hiss at each other [...]

What a day.

K and I stopped by the former workstead to take care of a file that had gone awol and that I knew was in my machine somewhere. it was cool. Third time in a month that I've stopped by there and I love visiting. I think I was just under so much stress when I [...]