by suelarkinsweems | Nov 24, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I have a hard time writing about Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving. As long as I can remember, all my extended family gathered together at my grandparents’ house to eat, laugh, play games, sing and play instruments, and just be family and friends. My Granny Helen...
by suelarkinsweems | Nov 21, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I wish this title was a typo. I don’t think I have had a preschool conference before. I know I didn’t with Ransom. Then, I was too terrified to send Memphis to preschool, so she did not have one (and has been making up for it since), and Cora Jo just had those little...
by suelarkinsweems | Nov 10, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
We came. We saw. We ran. We limped away, victorious– all three finishing our seventh half-marathon together last weekend. More later on hauntings, Old English, and Savannah according to the Easy Street sisters. (Yes, Mom and Dad, Savannah was still standing when...
by suelarkinsweems | Nov 9, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Today I completed something that I have put off for far too long. Last year, we signed up to sponsor a child in Guatemala. We have sent in our money each month. Our delightful child has sent a letter each month or two telling us about her progress and daily life. I...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 31, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
So many tasks we face have no end in sight—laundry, grading, clearance…they all plague me. This past weekend though, I got to cross a couple finish lines and celebrate. Friday, I got word that my master’s thesis had cleared and the paperwork was being filed for my...
by suelarkinsweems | Oct 21, 2011 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Mid-October is the perfect time for an identity crisis—I think our culture almost celebrates it. Walking by an aisle in a store last week, I happened to glance over and stopped cold. One side was awash with orange, red, black, and brown. Ghoulish faces hung in neat...
