My husband is kind of nerdy. Of course, I love this because it makes him unpretentious, interesting, and a perfect compliment to his wife, who is also a big nerd. We talk about our poor adoptive children who will think that talking in funny voices and breaking out into club dancing (at least a close … Continue reading
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#FirstWorldProblems
“I bought a bag of chips but it was mostly air.” “My housekeeper gave me a birthday card but she takes out the trash so I have nowhere to put it.” “Just found myself complaining about wifi speed on an airplane.” “The restaurant didn’t have Coke so I had to order Pepsi.” “When my dishwasher … Continue reading
Mama Bear
The end of the semester at my ESL school is like Christmas. I am showered in dollar store jewelry, a plant that I’ve already killed and it’s only been three weeks, beautiful scarves, keychains, postcards, and… The student who gave this to me was one of my first “friends” at my work- a sweet lady … Continue reading
Step 1: Find a Realtor
I’m in love. With our realtor. She sealed the deal when she asked, “Who’s driving the bus in this decision?” and then secretly pointed at me and mouthed, You, you, you while Alex was hemming and hawing about who makes the financial decisions. This woman gets it. At that point, I said “WHERE’S THE DOTTED LINE … Continue reading
Dear Daughter
To my sweet daughter, At this moment, you are 8722 miles away from Dallas sleeping in an orphanage in Thailand. You are older, old enough to know what has happened to you, to remember your birth family, and ache with longing for them. And you are HIV+. We don’t know why or how you came to the orphanage, but I … Continue reading
You already know how this goes…
Um, so…er…the vow of silence didn’t go so hot. I know you’re surprised. I could give you a few excuses, like the fact that all I do at my job is answer questions from students, volunteers, and other staff members or that everyone else is stupid. While the vow wasn’t a whopping success, it did … Continue reading
Swinging with your eyes shut
It’s amazing to me that I still feel exactly like this six years later. “For me, life right now is like swinging with your eyes shut. You can feel that you’re moving but you don’ t know where…. at least God is pushing.” (originally posted 3/6/2006) Continue reading
Vow of Shhhhhhut It
I don’t think I’ve made it any secret that I have trouble controlling my mouth. Sometimes I have a filter and sometimes I let it all hang out. Sometimes I make little girls cry when I scold them in the grocery store and sometimes I accidentally ask my checkout lady if the little boy in … Continue reading
Unsolicited Advice for My Sister #5: It’s Okay to Cry
There was alot of crying in my family growing up. Not because we were all abused or sad- just because we had alot of feelings. Specifically, there were tears when we were feeling really happy, scared, angry, sad, touched, ashamed, sentimental, and insane (thus the patented Feemster laugh-cry). The other day Leah called me to … Continue reading
Mother Elizabeth: Preventer of Hair Tangles
I had a life changing experience on Sunday. I went to a picnic for international UTD students in the middle of a Dallas hurricane. It sounds exciting but all it really means is that I had to put my hand over my potato chips and a brownie flipped off my styrofoam plate and landed upside … Continue reading
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