toothless the ruthless...

today we said goodbye to our little salamander, toothless. we called him ruthless because he ate his only friend & i never really forgave him for that. i forgive you now, toothless, albeit a little late for that. you were a beautiful thing to behold & it is a sad farewell. =(

poultry girl kicks the bird...

So, I've converted to a vegan diet. Don't waste your time puzzling over this oddity. This idea's been fluttering about my head for years, & now that I've finally settled it, I won't be going all fuzzy again anytime soon. I know the rest of my family, along with the rest of the world, will still eat meat & eggs & drink milk etc...etc...etc... & I'll have to prepare this stuff forevermore, but finally, I've decided I'm going to do this thing & it doesn't matter if it's fitting or no. I feel great! I'm so happy with myself for making this big girl decision & I'm on my way!

"God gave [her] the instinct, and knew what He was doing when He did it, therefore it must have its course; it would be no sound prudence to meddle with His affairs when no invitation had been extended."

~Joan of Arc, Mark Twain (the wisdom of Joan's mother when Joan's fondness for animals had brought them one too many pets which caused her father to "swear a good deal.")

tough on turkey...

wow! six magnificent turkeys just flew into our backyard. wishing we had a turkey call, so we could try to trick them into coming closer, I suggested to the kids that we get one. when daniel pointed out (jokingly) that that might come in handy at thanksgiving, hannah said, "we'd never kill a real turkey! "

"hannah, the turkey you eat at thanksgiving is a real turkey."

"yah, but we can't help it, somebody already killed it."

sensibility...

Emmeli- "That book's a great book- even though I haven't even read it- I'm guessing by the cover."

That's what I'm sayin'. I never fell for that 'can't judge a book by it's cover' business either.

the end...

I hate the end of a story. Even if it ends well, it still ends. This girl's paralyzed expression says it all. This is exactly how I feel -like I've been sucked right out of a beautiful reality & the next thing you know I'm Christopher Reeves lying on the floor in an old hotel room holding a penny.

baby...

i'm just a big baby. that's all...

little imp...

Emmeli~ Can I have a cookie?...Can I have a cookie?...Can I have a cookie?...

Me~ No. You're hyper enough as it is.

Emmeli~ Oh, I'm gonna get more hyper if you don't give me a cookie.

it's a cruel cruel world...

I'm very happy for my dog that he was born in the 21st century.

an even pair...

~Snow "It just seems right to have a pair of dogs."

prayer...

I thank you, Lord that I have been so blessed with the opportunity to stay home every day with my children- that we can learn together- that I can spend my days educating myself and them. It is my greatest delight to enhance my existence with so much information. I don't know what I have to gain here, but my empty head is forever hungry and if my time should be occupied by anything else, I think I would wander about this lonely planet in utter bewilderment- never knowing what was missed.

Now, Lord, I pray that you would fill me with your love that my life might not be wasted, for no matter what knowledge or fulfilment I gain from this life, there can never be joy without love and this love is in you. Please continue to work in my heart and turn all that I know into understanding and wisdom, for without you, all is meaningless. Amen