Talking in Parenthesis

Ramblings and angst from a mostly stay at home mom

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us. It is in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Nelson Mandela

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Three Things Thursday

This TTT is going to be more of what is currently going on in my life instead of the usual because frankly that is all I can think of right now.

1. I am waiting for the delivery and installation of my new washing machine and dish washer. Yep both at the same time. So today sometime between 9 and 2 they will be here. Hopefully closer to the 9 than the 2 but I am not hopeful.

2. I have spent all morning on the phone trying to figure out why all the kids school district keeps sending all email messages to the old address from 3 years ago instead of the new one I filled out 5 stupid times this year alone!!

3. And I think Wonder Pets crossed a line today. I don't listen to every word they say but I looked up long enough to her the little Duck say celery is great after a good pee. What the heck? Okay I realize that is mild and please that is not what bothers me. What bothers me is I see at is being gross for gross sake. More of the dummying down of the nation. Sigh...

Posted by Megan : 9:23 AM :

Friday, September 15, 2006

Three Things Thursday

I guess blogger ate my first one, wonder where it went?

1. I try and make a new playlist for each month to listen to at work. I am so behind I am still listening to May.

2. I officially started Christmas shopping this week. Frankly that makes me groan too.

3. Okay I don't know why I thought of this but is certainly qualifies as a weird fact about me. I bought my last vacuum cleaner because it was red.

Okay maybe this accounts for the weird mood, I am listening to Rick Springfield right now and singing at the top of my lungs. Emma, the birds and the dog all think I am crazy and the cats are hiding, oh well..... Jesse's Girl, I wish I had Jesse's girl.....

Posted by Megan : 10:24 AM :

Monday, September 11, 2006

9/11

Five years, hard to believe it has been that long ago and hard to believe it has been only 5 years. I always wondered how an event could so effect people that everybody remembered where they were when it happened. It always fascinated me when my Grandparents talked about Pearl Habor or my parents talked about President Kennedy. I guess we understand now. I was walking the dog this morning remembering, remembering the things that stuck out the most, other than the loss of life. For me it was the silence. We lived under the flight path of Denver International Airport, planes noise was a constant, white noise. The thing that sticks out the most was the silence, with all the planes grounded it was silent, surreal. And then out of the silence every so often the huge roar of the military jets on patrols. I will never forget that. In fact I have never looked at the jets the same since and probably never will.

Posted by Megan : 7:24 PM :

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Three Things Thursday

Hmmm... The theme is favorite things about fall and/or school. I have been doing that the last few weeks but have no fear I have plenty more. I love this time of year.

1. Apples! I love apples and stuff made with apples. Apple crisp is my favorite and apple pie is a close second.

2. This may sound shallow but the new fall TV schedule. One of my shows always ends with a cliff hanger and I want to know what happens.

3. The sound of geese and sandhill cranes flying over on fall migration. The sound always makes me smile.

Posted by Megan : 10:00 PM :