Author: Hildie

Pass the sudafed

My body aches, I’m tired, and my nose is very stuffed up.   All I’ve wanted to eat is something delicious. So I had a piece of Jasper’s birthday cake (cherry chocolate with chocolate glaze). Only I couldn’t really taste it.  All I could taste was “sweet”. And that is… Read More
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Three? What? How can that be?

Little baby Jasper is three today (Don’t tell anyone that I completely forgot until my mom called to wish him a happy birthday.) I love three-year-olds and it’s breaking my heart a little bit that he’ll be my last one. Except for his yearning to destroy everything we own, he… Read More
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Day of reckoning

Today is one of those days of mothering penance.  A day to pay the piper. In other words, my day to chaperone Cub Scout Camp. Forecast: 99º and sunny (That’s 37º Celsius, my European friends) I have no tolerance for heat.  And direct sunlight just about kills me. Sure I… Read More
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Happi Anni

Time to dredge up the old wedding photo again. It’s my anniversary. Number 17 this year.   Let me just state a few things about this picture: 1. I was 21. I may have looked 16, but I really was a grown up (legally. Emotionally I certainly was not. But… Read More
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Or is it L.L. Cool J?

I noticed this ad on some site I was visiting and it caught my eye.  It’s distasteful on so many levels. Obama has asked mothers to go back to school? Really? I don’t recall hearing that anywhere. And why are we supposed to be going back to school? So we… Read More
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Zoo-riffic!

I just got back from taking my kids to the zoo.  This is all I have to say . . .  Texas is hot. The end. By Hildie | Filed under Family, Kids, Texas 9 Comments Share
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For your princess

In my constant search for the perfect baptism* dress for Arabella I came across this beauty.  It’s silk, hand smocked by Isabelle Garreton (who makes the most drool-worthy dresses.  Look at that smocking!), size 12 (new with tags) and it’s for sale on ebay for $9.99.  Yes, you read that… Read More
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Ran so far away

I pretty much think my treadmill is a waste of time.  It’s great that I have a computer hooked up to it so I can blog and watch movies.  But the fact is, it’s barely exercise.  It’s way too easy to be a wimp on the treadmill. I’ve been riding… Read More
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Save a prayer

Ada gives rather long-winded prayers. They’re usually pretty funny, though, and I finally got around to filming her saying one. She’s all about function not form, so she’s not too interested in closing her eyes or kneeling down. Oh well. One thing at a time. P.S. She’s obsessed with not… Read More
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It’s donut day!

Yes, it’s National Donut Day. Don’t you roll your eyes and assume it’s along the same lines as National Toilet Paper Day (I just made that up.  But then I Googled it and it actually exists!  It’s August 26th!)    National Donut Day actually has a long and touching history. In… Read More
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President of nothing

I’m posting about church callings over at Segullah today. ( If you’re not Mormon that could be pretty boring.) By Hildie | Filed under Uncategorized 3 Comments Share
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