Archive for the ‘Occasionally, I Am Just Me’ Category
One of the three year olds in my preschool class once gave a long and lengthy lunch-time prayer that went like this: “Dear God, Dear Father, Dear Lord– thank you for the birds.”
Posted by: neepernu on: March 12, 2012
Every day, Maren says a simple prayer before her meals. She is so used to this tradition that we have to pray at restaurants– even fast food ones. At night, we say the Lord’s Prayer together and then one of us says, “God bless…..” And Maren makes a list of every person she’s ever met [...]
A diatribe ensues….
Posted by: neepernu on: August 20, 2011
Something we get a lot of questions, suggestions, and criticisms about is Maren’s food habits– which always catches me off guard, because it’s one of those things that just makes sense to me. When Maren was four months old, we started making her food at home (which you may remember). I can count on one [...]
Writer’s Block. Writer’s….. Buh-lock…..
Posted by: neepernu on: May 11, 2011
About a month ago, I left my job. Today I was getting a pedicure (my mother’s day present from Mitch) and the very nice man rubbing nice smelling lotions all over my toes asked, “So what do you do?” And I said, “Oh, I’m a stay at home mom.” I’ve been home for a month, [...]
Mommy-Guilt and Jenga
Posted by: neepernu on: January 16, 2011
I went back to school on purpose. I say that to myself a lot, teeth gritted, eyes closed, fists clenched, usually while taking a shaky breath and trying to clear my head of all the build-up from the day so that I can fall asleep. Obviously, no one goes back to school accidentally. It’s not [...]
Radvent: Forgiveness
Posted by: neepernu on: December 4, 2010
Princess Lasertron is doing a blogging project over on her blog that she is calling “Radvent.” Every day in December, she is posting a blog prompt and her response to it, and inviting others to do the same. My semester is winding down (and my winter term is starting up!) so I knew I wouldn’t be [...]
Things I Wish I Could Put On My Resume
Posted by: neepernu on: July 25, 2010
1) Captain of the Sarcasm Team 2) Bull Shit Cutter 3) Bratty Kid Diagnoser 4) Awkward Moment Maker 5) Huge vocal range <– because I worked really hard on it, and for what? All I do with my voice now is yell at kids. 6) Groundskeeper, Cemetery of Failed College Majors 7) Deliverer of Harsh [...]
Everyone’s Best Friend, No One’s Prom Date: The Sad Truth of Being “One of the Guys”
Posted by: neepernu on: July 18, 2010
BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE SAID: Here is something that really disgusts me, in all kinds of ways. A few years ago, there was this show that was about a girl and her three guy friends, and a lot of it focused on how she was the ‘ideal’ girl, because she liked sports and playing [...]
The other day, Mitch asked me a question….
Posted by: neepernu on: May 19, 2010
My anniversary is this Sunday. You know how I am always going on and on about how I never thought that I would get married? Well. I didn’t. I never thought I would get married. So guess what else? I never even considered having an anniversary. That day, my soon to be sister-in-law zipped up [...]
Mother’s Day
Posted by: neepernu on: May 9, 2010
Today was my first Mother’s Day. Maren and I spent it by taking a long mid-morning nap together, and then we went into Blair to visit my Mom. Speaking of my mom. These pictures were taken right after I arrived on the scene at my wedding. When I came around the corner in all my [...]
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.” -Erma Bombeck
Posted by: neepernu on: March 26, 2010
I maintain a pretty uneasy existence between two major dogmas in my life. What I have learned from this is that I am a pretty decent juggler. But occasionally, I drop the ball. I am a liberal Christian. You can imagine how this can make for somewhat precarious dinner party conversation. I drop the ball [...]
