"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Wait a minute. That’s not ME in the kitchen making lunch!
That’s my sweet husband who told me he had all the meals taken care of for Mother’s Day! Yay! No cooking and frozen pizza for lunch!
And brats (as in sausage, not children) on the grill for supper!
The day was beautiful, so we decided to eat outside.
A picnic for the babies. Not my best idea, Gerhardt put his foot in ketchup twice, but easy clean up afterward so we all won in the end.
I provided dessert.
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Me and my beautiful Mama circa…a long time ago.
I recently talked with my mom on the phone and began thanking her for all the unpleasant things she did for me while raising me. We laughed about it, but really I thank you Mama! Thank you for all the necessary but unpleasant things that go unnoticed and “unthanked”. Thankless until I became the mama and began doing them for my little ones. I love you!
And two other beautiful mamas I think about today.
My mama’s mama, Muriel, “Sissy”, Grandma, mother of 11 babies, pictured here with one of my aunties.
And Dad’s mama, Edna, “Mimi”, mother of 5 boys, here with my Dad!
Happy Mother’s Day!
“He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.”
Isaiah 40:11
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about roots, heritage and culture and it seems the older I get the more of these things I acquire, if that’s possible. Born in the deep South of Alabama, raised a bit in Germany then much of my life in Texas and now living here in Nebraska where my children will have roots. All of these places have left (and are leaving) there mark on me in different ways and I find them coming out at times like today, Cinco de Mayo.
I guess my years in Texas make me want to celebrate today for the touches of Mexico I grew up with there. And since my babies will never know that, I bring it to them. Just like yesterday, my Southerny side was coming out as I sat on the porch sipping my sweet iced tea, reading my Southern Living magazine while Lily laughed and splashed in her plastic pool. You just can’t get away from your roots, and really, I wouldn’t want to!
Pictured above is a “Mexican Hot Dog”. Clara wanted hot dogs for lunch so I went with it. Most Mexican Hot Dogs are wrapped in bacon, grilled, then topped with all the “Mexican” deliciousness that you can find in your fridge. On mine; sauteed onions and green chile peppers, cheese, cilantro and of course salsa, then you tuck all that (if you can) into a warm tortilla.
