This is my favorite sonnet by my favorite poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay. I’m sharing it in honor of my eighth anniversary which was this week. Sorry, no wedding photos . . . they weren’t digital and the scanner is . . . whatever. . . . you don’t care why. 🙂 Love is Not…Continue reading Love is Not All
Category: Sweet
Sappy stories where I gush
I love Manna
I’m linking this post up to Saturday Success Stories at My Coupon Teacher. This is a different kind of success story, but really, I think it is better than the best coupon trip. I have not posted much in the “Soul Food” category because, to be honest, I think my soul has been a bit…Continue reading I love Manna
Oh Deer
I’ll make this quick. If I can. For those burning with curiosity about my garden and its progress, here is some info. After the scalping, I placed the tomatoes on little rolling carts that J’s school was ditching. Every night, I tucked them into the garage so they couldn’t be munched by vicious deer. When…Continue reading Oh Deer
Ten things I learned in Papua New Guinea
(Thanks for joining us ohamanda.com readers. This is my first carnival post. I’m so excited!) Our first morning at our new home It’s been five years since J and I packed up every last thing that we owned, sold the rest, took our four month old baby, got on a plane, then another, and then…Continue reading Ten things I learned in Papua New Guinea
A Love Letter
Dear Baby, I think about writing this to you all the time. Every time I smell your silky chocolate brown hair or hold your pudgy fist, I think of it. As I watch you nursing, I often think, “I will never forget how you look in this exact moment.” But somehow, I do. I remember…Continue reading A Love Letter
Rules for Hiking
We are on vacation. Pictures will follow when we are back in faster internet world. It has nothing to do with this post whatsoever, but just as an update, we have only spent$97 on this entire vacation so far. I am pretty sure that we are going to make it in budget. HOORAH! All of…Continue reading Rules for Hiking
The Greater Good
I’ve been meaning to put this post up for some time, but life has gotten in the way. Our main computer situation is still tenuous and I don’t have normal access to all the pictures I want. Did I mention how terrible it will be if we lose all our pictures? All my gazillions of…Continue reading The Greater Good
The truth about couponing
I probably do not need to provide any explanation of the title because once you have seen the picture, you know. This was taken on the night of July 3rd while fireworks were exploding outside and we were inside, patriotically watching the John Adams movie. How lame is my life. I did not add a…Continue reading The truth about couponing
Savings, Crow, a Foot and hopefully Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is my mom. She is the smartest woman on the planet. The slightly hysterical look she has in this photo is because I am goosing her to provoke the correct timing on the smile since our camera has about a minute and a half delay. She is also the best baker EVER. Her chocolate…Continue reading Savings, Crow, a Foot and hopefully Chocolate Chip Cookies
Summertime Memories: Standing Under a Waterfall
I started to do a post about scheduling daily activities for your kids to keep you and them busy during the summer, but as I began, I remembered that I had some pictures from when J and I were kids that I wanted to include. Looking through these pictures has brought me great joy and…Continue reading Summertime Memories: Standing Under a Waterfall