tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63167931884449197442024-03-13T05:26:39.421-07:00A Bethany OriginalBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-14659238844816776632014-09-10T06:12:00.001-07:002014-09-10T06:12:11.962-07:00morningoh, it's time to go? great. let me just lose my shoe, my folder, and also, I might have to pee. And maybe cry. -my kids.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-43396077049566758972014-09-06T16:08:00.002-07:002014-09-06T16:08:50.170-07:00essenceKayla captured the essence of my soul with this one....<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l7F3yzpgf98/VAuT99-I2mI/AAAAAAAABHc/Sb4Rgsu6IjE/s1600/10606097_953616387988717_421938563625519649_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l7F3yzpgf98/VAuT99-I2mI/AAAAAAAABHc/Sb4Rgsu6IjE/s320/10606097_953616387988717_421938563625519649_n.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-20586261494109484912014-09-01T18:38:00.000-07:002014-09-01T18:38:17.470-07:00news<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vy2c9oIUSu4/VAUffh_0JfI/AAAAAAAABGw/GLla1u-xQjs/s1600/foxnews.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vy2c9oIUSu4/VAUffh_0JfI/AAAAAAAABGw/GLla1u-xQjs/s320/foxnews.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-55706148140393198782014-08-25T19:01:00.001-07:002014-08-25T19:01:31.876-07:00obvsconversation with 9 yo: talking about the nile river. "do you know what that is?" "yes, the big river in egypt." "how do you know that?" "scooby doo, duh. the one with mummies."Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-85988667475619861722014-08-20T19:14:00.002-07:002014-08-20T19:14:57.754-07:00optimism<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HxTyei3VmSQ/U_VWGG1EROI/AAAAAAAABF0/dbrBm5FAQ3g/s1600/optimism.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HxTyei3VmSQ/U_VWGG1EROI/AAAAAAAABF0/dbrBm5FAQ3g/s320/optimism.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-13535854404722949322014-08-12T06:03:00.002-07:002014-08-12T06:03:33.275-07:00in memoriam<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fYkieeV6TeQ/U-oQnP50O4I/AAAAAAAABEw/PY5nKRnXwog/s1600/cryforhelp.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fYkieeV6TeQ/U-oQnP50O4I/AAAAAAAABEw/PY5nKRnXwog/s320/cryforhelp.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-75521677602878415842014-08-07T20:27:00.002-07:002014-08-07T20:27:51.261-07:00babywelcome, alonzo. i needed you and i didn't know it.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--e-sk9XZERA/U-RDqYbo-AI/AAAAAAAABEM/Oo0mM4ziCp8/s1600/alonzofeet.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--e-sk9XZERA/U-RDqYbo-AI/AAAAAAAABEM/Oo0mM4ziCp8/s320/alonzofeet.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-65600538247147546752014-08-04T19:21:00.000-07:002014-08-04T19:21:02.116-07:00parenting<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NeyKnU9VTJk/U-A_gedMopI/AAAAAAAABD8/VwAesRhUs-g/s1600/wonderful.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NeyKnU9VTJk/U-A_gedMopI/AAAAAAAABD8/VwAesRhUs-g/s320/wonderful.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-87777828280452783082014-08-03T17:14:00.002-07:002014-08-03T17:14:32.236-07:00goals<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vA9_LcDwiZk/U97QXPN1czI/AAAAAAAABDs/h6IJjqQ0M-Y/s1600/goodenergy.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vA9_LcDwiZk/U97QXPN1czI/AAAAAAAABDs/h6IJjqQ0M-Y/s320/goodenergy.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-49860030255283479352014-08-02T16:59:00.002-07:002014-08-02T16:59:36.453-07:00c'monSo. In the last 2 weeks: my 9 year old started her period. my cat died. i had staph in my finger which still isn't resolved. i had to be tooth fairy 3 times. and i bounced a check. i officially say "mercy". Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-84244798603608019512014-07-30T19:38:00.001-07:002014-07-30T19:38:03.666-07:00kidM2: what are you laughing at?
me: it wouldn't make sense to you.
M2: Everything makes sense to me. *whispers*.. everything.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-58826847197600007372014-07-22T06:08:00.002-07:002014-07-22T06:08:58.316-07:00trees<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1DttHfyPXNw/U85iYT6ikpI/AAAAAAAABCY/pWR8A8cKurM/s1600/trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1DttHfyPXNw/U85iYT6ikpI/AAAAAAAABCY/pWR8A8cKurM/s320/trees.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-15220043827337534782014-07-21T19:31:00.002-07:002014-07-21T19:31:46.897-07:00updateansley is in jacksonville, florida, getting proton radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks, in addition to her chemotherapy. i don't understand a lot of it, but they have to radiate the area in which the tumor grew, even though it is currently shrinking. it was wrapped around her eustachian tube, so there's a 50% chance she'll lose hearing, and a slimmer chance that she'll lose sight (due to tumor location) as a result of the radiation. bless her sweet little heart.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-86191424911403556232014-07-21T18:29:00.002-07:002014-07-21T18:29:46.304-07:00virgo<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tAXT69Jmx6I/U82-gue-SFI/AAAAAAAABCI/_i0NCyVw8UA/s1600/attention.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tAXT69Jmx6I/U82-gue-SFI/AAAAAAAABCI/_i0NCyVw8UA/s320/attention.png" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-30298217096738704342014-07-19T17:20:00.003-07:002014-07-19T17:20:57.467-07:00overheardchildren, discussing minecraft. M2 - "your houses are always cooler than mine. it really bothers me that yours are cooler." for whatever reason i find this statement of fact amusing.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-15374284769127118312014-07-17T15:54:00.000-07:002014-07-17T15:54:00.660-07:00powerful<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOfFKifADuw/U8hT-UtXRAI/AAAAAAAABA8/pOrurBrvbzI/s1600/razor.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LOfFKifADuw/U8hT-UtXRAI/AAAAAAAABA8/pOrurBrvbzI/s320/razor.jpg" /></a>
just.... wow.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-91618703087919184022014-06-29T17:26:00.002-07:002014-06-29T17:26:13.548-07:00craftyso this is how i spent my sunday afternoon....
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--tjEp1vVgd0/U7Cunr1OdRI/AAAAAAAAA_w/DLAuUE3Y6bA/s1600/marshmallows.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--tjEp1vVgd0/U7Cunr1OdRI/AAAAAAAAA_w/DLAuUE3Y6bA/s320/marshmallows.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-81599150884760026402014-06-28T04:48:00.002-07:002014-06-28T04:48:59.382-07:00warsan shire<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLZ5pu3LFes/U66ro4KOI2I/AAAAAAAAA_c/rwHQE11RN_Q/s1600/women+who+are+difficult+to+love.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mLZ5pu3LFes/U66ro4KOI2I/AAAAAAAAA_c/rwHQE11RN_Q/s320/women+who+are+difficult+to+love.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-16585558183294953582014-06-15T16:48:00.002-07:002014-06-15T16:48:42.966-07:00fathers<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZ3jIIT093A/U54w08thyAI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/agqcS3x-zJM/s1600/10-beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DZ3jIIT093A/U54w08thyAI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/agqcS3x-zJM/s320/10-beach.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-81900314154387792212014-06-08T17:15:00.000-07:002014-06-08T17:15:27.945-07:00mommaa text from my friend, during a particularly bad thunderstorm and power outage:
'so your sweet family is here, dinner and a movie. the power went out because of the storms we're having. m1 says to me, i'm glad we're here but i would be more comforted if my mom was here because she makes everything ok. and she would make this fun, she makes everything fun, so we danced in the dark to make it more fun like you would have. god i love these girls, b, and they love you so. you're doing a fucking amazing job momma.' and this made me cry.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-73503665344597763372014-06-01T08:53:00.002-07:002014-06-01T08:53:29.174-07:00listen<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWeNaeTmSx4/U4tMbbKCkSI/AAAAAAAAA7M/kQLpQAdIpWw/s1600/listen.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yWeNaeTmSx4/U4tMbbKCkSI/AAAAAAAAA7M/kQLpQAdIpWw/s320/listen.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-12170916392667254162014-05-23T05:41:00.001-07:002014-05-23T05:41:23.497-07:00lonely"I am lonely, yet not everybody will do.
I don't know why, some people fille the
gaps and others emphasize my lonliness.
In reality those who satisfy me are those
who simply allow me to live with my idea of them.
-Anais Nin Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-83179585307967290042014-05-20T19:09:00.000-07:002014-05-20T19:09:01.892-07:00truthiness<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CQ8tVk7tEr4/U3wKs53wkKI/AAAAAAAAA6I/QH8JF2ypJFA/s1600/truthiness.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CQ8tVk7tEr4/U3wKs53wkKI/AAAAAAAAA6I/QH8JF2ypJFA/s320/truthiness.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-53814219677208552072014-05-09T06:04:00.000-07:002014-05-09T06:04:19.151-07:00fangirlholy shit you guys i got to meet one of my heroes. glennon doyle melton, who is an amazing blogger and author and who hits me right in the feels constantly. also i made her one of my cassette tape wallets. because i'm a child.
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rxfeAEt771A/U2zSLvW_0YI/AAAAAAAAA5A/TD3rNXcYv00/s1600/moma1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rxfeAEt771A/U2zSLvW_0YI/AAAAAAAAA5A/TD3rNXcYv00/s320/moma1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ycIvX3JffJE/U2zSPUfZwpI/AAAAAAAAA5I/1LsQcbECDhY/s1600/moma2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ycIvX3JffJE/U2zSPUfZwpI/AAAAAAAAA5I/1LsQcbECDhY/s320/moma2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8mbdSBeT0eY/U2zSSDr_DLI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/MX0B77evq24/s1600/moma3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8mbdSBeT0eY/U2zSSDr_DLI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/MX0B77evq24/s320/moma3.jpg" /></a>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316793188444919744.post-24913763904547455052014-05-07T18:36:00.001-07:002014-05-07T18:36:52.064-07:00honestlywhen i was young, and thought about being 40... this isn't what i thought it would look like.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277200041137801505noreply@blogger.com0