Weathering the storm...

I know that nobody likes a blog post about weather. I do, however, feel the need to at least comment on the fact that I have not seen the moon in a couple of weeks and most days when I eave my house there is a high likelihood that I will end up getting wet.  I hope the sun returns soon.

Oh man... Crossword Calamity

My Mom is usually pretty good with Biblical crossword clues, but tonight was a bit different.  I was a bit amused and somewhat surprised.

Mom: Is there a book in the Bible called Moses?

Me: No, he's in Exodus.

Mom:Well, is there a book of the Bible about a prophet?

Me:  About 16 or so...

Mom: Oh...Do any of them start with an M?

Me: Micah

Mom: Thanks

It has begun...

...the packing that is.

Ish and I will be married in less than a month. It is really hard to believe since we have been engaged for so long (over 19 months). In the moments between the craziness of wedding planning, I have begun to pack (it is no easy feat!). It seems I am bad at informing people of my plans in life (a possible side effect of being introverted).So here it is:

We're moving back to Delaware.

Consider yourself informed.  That being said, please pray for us as we prepare for many transitions at once.  We are both excited to be moving back.  I do have a sort of sadness to be leaving Massachusetts though as I will be moving away from my family.  I will also miss several of the advantages that living near Boston has to offer (particularly the amazing public transportation system--DART doesn't even begin to compare).  

When is a toothpick not a toothpick? When it's turned into a city.

Confessions of a mommyblogaholic

I love mommy-blogs.  I seek them out, and I probably add a handful of them to my Google Reader each month.  This probably wouldn't be so strange if I were a mom, but I'm not.  I am a woman one month away from being married; shouldn't I be obsessing over wedding blogs or something?  No, I just love me a good Mom blog.  

Good mommy-blogs carry certain characteristics.  Being a mom who blogs does not earn you a spot in my blog reading list.  If your blog consists of mostly give-aways, there is no way you make the cut.  If you have more than two children and you homeschool them your chance of passing my quality control tests are much higher (extra points if you are Catholic and celebrate lots of feast days!)  I also enjoy reading the blogs of moms of multiples.  Let's face it; being a mom of multiples cannot be easy by any stretch of the imagination, which automatically ups the interest-factor.  One of the biggest requirements, however, is that you must be able to write in a way that hooks me.

One might question why I spend so much time reading these blogs.  Over the past few months, I have begun to wonder the same thing.  I have come to a few conclusions.  The first one is probably pretty obvious; kids do amazing things and no one can relay that amazingness better that the people who brought them into this world.  Another possibility, and probably the most accurate conclusion, is that I want to be a mom; I pray that God blesses my upcoming marriage that it may be fruitful.  I love children and cannot think of a greater blessing than to get to parent one or many with the love of my life by my side.  Most other conclusions I have come to pale in comparison to this one so I think I'll leave it at that.