The proudest now is but my peer, The highest not more high; To-day, of all the weary year, A king of men am I. To-day alike are great and small, The nameless and the known My palace is the people’s hall, The ballot-box my throne! Who serves to-day upon the list Beside the served shall […]
Author Archives: Carrie
young and the reckless
I have the best idea for a television show, y’all. It’s a show full of drama and angst — you’ll feverishly await the next episode to see what happens next! It’d be a show set up like a soap opera, complete with cheesy music and awkward turns toward the camera . . . only with […]
september something something
Today is my niece Elizabeth’s fourth birthday! We all celebrated this past weekend with a party throw-down. Elizabeth got an awesome swing-set, as you can see here. Happy Birthday, lady!
oh, but what will all my friends at school think?
Lydia had a hangnail on her thumb this evening. She only showed it to me after she picked at it a while and made it worse. As we headed toward my bathroom and the clippers, I jokingly told her I was going to have to remove the whole thumb. Her eyes widened as she looked […]
meltdown
My sweet Sam. He can be so loving, so happy, so excited about life. He loves to give hugs and kisses to everyone in the family, including his Bear. He is beginning to speak very well, and will parrot back anything you say to him. Usually, Sam seems like a pretty happy-go-lucky type of boy. […]
pourquoi?
Lydia: “Hey, where did Daddy go?” Me: “He went upstairs to get something.” Lydia: “Huh?” Me: “He went — look, why do you ask questions if you’re not going to listen to the answer? I’m tired of you saying ‘Huh?’ all the time. If you ask a question, at least listen to the answer I […]
summer doldrums
During the summer, I tend to take a creative break, both with my writing and with my photography. I abhor the heat, and i think it wilts me. So anyway, that’s why I haven’t written much though we’ve been fairly busy, especially on the Samfront. It’s been cooler over the past week or so and […]
four year old taco
Hey, it’s that time of year again! Time to honor the passing of another birthday with a traditionally belated birthday post. June is full of birthdays (and there was a wedding this year as well) so we’ve been vegging the past two weeks. Lydia has continued to come into her own this year. She likes […]
a pair o’birthdays
Four long years ago I entered the crazy realm of motherhood. Happy Birthday, Yee-Yah!!! And Happy Birthday to my kick-ass husband, who is very good at sharing birthdays.
super party
Sam struck the jackjpot this year. Not only was it his Golden Birthday; it also fell on a Saturday — a great day for parties! So it came to pass that Sam celebrated his second birthday on the second of June, a surprisingly mild day complete with superhero masks, capes, and Sam-friendly cupcakes. Yes, I […]