Musings Of A Civil Disobedient Mom
Posted by: , October 23, 2009 in 12:27 pm
Hello Readers! Hello? Helloooooooooooo? Drat. I was afraid this might have happened. You all jumped ship, didn’t you? Well, for the two or three of you (my relatives) who still stop in to read Musings of a Disobedient Mom, thank you! I really do have a legitimate reason for my gross lapse in posts. In fact, I could even provide you all with a real, illegible doctor’s excuse if you’d like… You see, I was diagnosed with breast cancer on August 17th. Shocking, right? Yea…you could have knocked me over with a feather. Let me briefly explain (and when I say briefly, I mean…thousands of words).
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Posted by: , August 10, 2009 in 3:34 am
Over a month ago I was swayed into joining my first (and last) online swap.? No, not that kind of swap.? Get your mind out of the gutter.? Apparently mommy bloggers are big fans of swapping goodies with one another.? Especially homeschooler mommies.? When I saw the post promising my child the experience of enjoying a? “summerlong project,” while “learning about another child from another state,” I was intrigued.? I imagined Benjamin being paired with a little boy in another state–a little boy with whom he might become better acquainted over the summer–a little boy with whom he might have a lot in common–a little boy with whom he might end up forming a lifelong friendship.? Then, he was assigned a little girl.
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, July 14, 2009 in 9:51 am
Last week I woke up to find myself privy to a positively beautiful day.? You know the kind?? The temperature was perfect, the sun was shining and all was right with the world.? I had the sudden urge to get outside–not outside in the backyard, but full-on Green Hour!? I was ready to get my nature on…
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, June 27, 2009 in 10:28 am
Here’s the deal:? We love coffee.? Michael and I are big fans of coffee–not latte, not cappuccino, not frothy, whip creme-topped frappadappadoodles.? But, coffee.? Don’t try to brew us any sort of Cinnamon Nutmeg Pumpkin Muffin slop.? We drink coffee.? Black coffee.? We want no milk or cream.? We need no sugar, Sweet-n-Low, Equal or stevia.? We want to drink coffee, not a soft drink.? So, you can imagine our horror this week when our coffeemaker broke.
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, June 16, 2009 in 10:06 am
Remember when you were a child and your best friend would go away for a week on a family vacation?? As you were lulling around your backyard yearning for her companionship, trying desperately to remember all the stuff you wanted to tell her? upon her arrival home–like about the cute boy who smiled at you at the swimming pool? or that lame comment so-and-so made when you walked past her at the playground–your BFF was gazing at the Grand Canyon.
I’ve come to the conclusion that when one decides to be a stay-at-home mom, the Grand Canyon of Motherhood is The Workplace.
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Posted by: , June 9, 2009 in 1:21 am
Sorry I have been absent.? We’re doing a little home makeover.? No.? Literally…it’s little.? We’re not tearing down any walls or replacing any appliances.? We’re simply switching our Master Bedroom and the Schoolroom.
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, May 20, 2009 in 10:25 am
Since Friday our household has been loud. Very, very loud. Who is making all the noise? Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you are probably one of a million other mamas reading this (how’d ya like how I assume millions read this blog–funny, eh?).
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, May 6, 2009 in 6:02 pm
I am the last of my close friends to begin making babies. Er, in my case…a baby. Most of my childhood/college friends married in their early twenties and had babies soon after. Michael and I met in our early twenties, we married in our mid-twenties and when I had Benjamin, I was 32. Compared to most of my friends, I feel like an old mom. I’m pushing forty. Pushing harder now than when I first had my new baby boy. Speaking of that new baby boy, where is he? What happened to those chubby wrists? And, the drool? Oh, I miss my diaper bag.
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, April 27, 2009 in 5:07 pm
I remember standing at my kitchen sink swirling a Gerber bottle brush around and around, bottle after bottle, night after night. I smile when I think about measuring out formula mix, making six 8 oz. bottles every night before I went to bed–knowing I would be awake in less than an hour to dispense the first of two nightly feedings. There was a time when I felt like sobbing because it seemed like I would be cleaning and mixing and feeding forever. And just as quickly…it ended. I have been a mother for only four short years but I feel like I’ve witnessed a full lifetime of development. When well-wishers declare, “Enjoy it now, they grow up so fast,” I don’t think any new parent can possibly comprehend the weight behind that statement.
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Posted by: Jessica Leigh Allen, April 18, 2009 in 11:23 am
My dream man is smart. He is highly intelligent, but not arrogant about it. He is creative and has a spectacular imagination. My dream guy is great with kids. He’s patient and kind. And good with animals, too. He’s well-traveled–unbelievably so.
His wardrobe could use a little work.
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