One of the last camellias on our bush for the season. It’s been kind of a ho-hum day. Played badminton with Robin for a while. Took the kids to movie night at school for a fundraiser. So far, no drama. I’ll take it.
Category: March 2023
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March 30
Trying to conduct business meetings while Michael Kay is talking is harder than you might think.
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March 29
Today I had to slow myself down and hold my tongue and instead just sit beside my daughter while she cried. I didn’t ask why, I didn’t beg her to talk to me, I didn’t try to make her feel better, I just sat with her, stroking her hair, until slowly the tears gave way to sniffles, which gave way to sighs. She never did tell me what happened, though I think I have a pretty good idea. I tried my best to bridge the distance today. At least everyone’s going to bed less angry and upset.
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March 28
Doing my best not to take this too personally. I’m not too popular today in general. I guess I’m setting the bar too high for the people around me and they don’t like it. Also today: struggling in general. The last few days have been tough. Talk about setting the bar too high. I’ll never be good enough. Which is a whole can of worms I think I’ll just throw right into the lake.
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March 27
Thought I’d already uploaded this one. Guess not. My favorite part of this shot is the appearance of Venus. It’s nice to think that as big as this world seems to be sometimes, it’s just a speck in the universe. People on Venus are probably staring at our little glowing speck in the sky, wondering what we see when we gaze back at them.
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March 26
Robin borrowed a book about cupcakes from the library and chose a recipe. It went about 65% well. She added a tablespoon of baking soda instead of a teaspoon. I managed to scoop out some unknown amount of it, but they all look like collapsed volcanoes. We also needed unsweetened chocolate baking chips and I only had 60% bittersweet chocolate chips. We’ll see what that leads to. Our frosting is a little pasty, plus we only had enough ingredients for a half recipe. They’re probably worthy of being on Nailed It, honestly. But it was a learning experience for Robin and she really did 95% of it without my help. Plus I haven’t tasted them. What’s lost in looks might be made up in taste.
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March 25
It’s been a busy day of keeping the kids out of the house so Billy can sleep, preparing for various church-related obligations, and now a concert. It’s the last one of the season, which is both a relief and a disappointment.
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March 24
Today was seriously draining, from start to end, and it’s not even over. I really try so hard to do the right thing by everyone and I get so much flack for it. It’s defeating.
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March 23
Dress rehearsal going on forever and ever. I really used to love show tunes and Broadway, but right now it’s kind of making me nauseous. I’m too grumpy for this right now.
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March 22
I hate waking up early, so I sacrificed my time at the coffee shop today and got up a little later. It’s not quite the same as an hour to myself, but a little misty drama in the morning is a nice tradeoff nonetheless.
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March 21
These things seem so cute before St. Patrick’s Day and then afterwards they just seem silly. I went back to work today after more than a week off and I remembered how little I enjoy credit cards, banking and compliance. It’s a living, I guess.
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March 20
I spent hours playing the Harry Potter game. Literally the whole day. I need to walk away from this game because my life is passing me by and Voldemort keeps killing me. There are so many things I want to build and create and none of it is getting done. Will I stop? Well, maybe after we defeat Voldemort just one more time.
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March 19
Yesterday was hands down one of the best days of my life. I told the girls we were going to a Yankees spring training game and got them up at 6am. They saw the signs for Magic Kingdom as we got closer, but assumed we were going past it. It wasn’t until we were at the gate paying for parking that Christina realized we were there. Robin was half asleep and didn’t react until we got to the monorail and then I could see the excitement in her face. The day only went uphill from there. I am so grateful to have had this experience with my two most favorite people, who appreciated every single detail from start to finish, didn’t fight at all, and just lit up all day long, even on the long lines. I know it’s cliche to say that Disney is the happiest, most magical place on earth, but for us yesterday it was. I am so grateful that it cost the same to go there as it would have to go to the Yankees game, which is mind boggling. It will be a long time before we can afford to go again, but this was the perfect time and it couldn’t have gone any better.
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March 18
Today’s big spring break adventure was playing Phase 10 at Panera with the kids. It sounds kinda lame, but it’s these little kinds of things that stick with me as warm memories that I can draw on when things are tough. The memories of bigger moments are more like flashes of light that don’t last as long. So all things with value, both large and small.
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March 17
After more than ten years, we finally made it to the Catty Shack Ranch. And instead of any of the beautiful cats, bears, and foxes they’ve rescued, I took a photo of one of the wandering roosters. I was promised that while the tigers do mostly get fed chicken, they do not eat THESE chickens. Once an animal comes to live at the ranch, they are safe. No discrimination.
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