There Is Nothing Happy About Disney Movies-Video Post
When I think of Disney, I think of childhood heaven, happiness, hugs, kisses, peace, love, and Mickey Mouse. Disney World, DisneyLand-the happiest places on the planet. Let us all hold hands and sing It’s a Small World and wear Mousketeer ears. But that’s not really the case with Disney movies. Not when you really think about it. We all saw Disney movies in the theaters as kids. I specifically remember going to see Lady and the Tramp and crying my eyes during the scene where they are dragging a pound dog to be put to sleep. I’ve tried to block the details of the scene out, but you only saw the shadow of the dog fighting against the leash. I also suffer from post traumatic stress syndrome from Bambi and Dumbo-easily the two saddest Disney films I remember to date. Thankfully, I have suppressed Bambi’s mom getting shot. Unfortunately, we
Chronos and Kairos Time
Motherhood is hard. Whether you have one little one or a herd like I do, it’s not easy. It’s a lot like climbing a mountain. Along the way, it’s really hard. Occasionally, you’ll see amazing sights, and the end result is incredible. But the getting there is not easy. And it always seems to be on those harder-than-average days that some well-meaning person always tells you how sweet your kids are and reminds you to enjoy these moments. I’ve always found that a bit hard to swallow. I’m supposed to enjoy having Joshua scream every single time I change his diaper? I’m supposed to enjoy having to strap everyone into my car because no one can do it all by themselves? I’m supposed to enjoy commiserating with the mom in A Christmas Story who hadn’t eaten a hot meal in fifteen years? Really? Someone else agrees with me. Earlier this
A Day Off
This past month, our car came due for its 90k check-up. The downside is the closest dealership is in Wilmington. The upside is that the dealership is in Wilmington. Not wanting to hang out at the dealership for hours with my little entourage, I arranged for one friend to watch Nathan after preschool, and another to come watch the little two. I also nabbed one of the dealership’s loaner cars for my appointment. Hooray! I had a child-free day off in Wilmington! The car aspect of things was okay – the only problem to report was one that we knew about and that they (quite inexpensively) fixed. It took about three hours longer than anticipated due to the fixing of the problem, but since I didn’t have little kids who were missing naps or who were hungry, that was fine by me. The Wilmington aspect of things was awesome. I
Until We Meet Again, Cuddlebugs!
I started blogging in TummyTime when I was four months pregnant. We went through the end of my pregnancy, the end of college, Braylin being born and her first three months. I just thought that was a wild time in my life. After TummyTime, we moved to Cuddlebugs where we have been for the past year! Together we have been through even more wild times and countless milestones together between Braylin and the children of my fellow bloggers. Braylin’s first smile, food, tooth, step, etc. have all been recorded right here. It is a bittersweet moment to have to walk away from all that we have been through together. As we prepare for the next chapter in our lives, we have to say goodbye for now. We will have to conquer the next few milestones on our own. Between living with my parents for a few months, moving to South
The Big Resolution
For 2012, I have two smaller resolutions and one larger resolution. My smaller resolutions are to be more healthy and to manage my time better. These are all well and good, but they aren’t going to happen without my last, biggest resolution – to get more sleep. There was a time, back in college, when four hours of sleep a night was sufficient. Sure, I took a good nap every afternoon, but I was completely functional going to bed after two every night and still getting up for classes the next morning. I once went four days on about six hours of sleep. And then, I came down with mononucleosis two weeks before our wedding. When I finally got over the exhaustion of that, kids came along. So four hours of sleep a night is no longer enough. Double that is hardly enough some nights now. Now, I need a
Happy New Year!
With a new year, come New Year’s Resolutions! It can be a great time to look over the past year, evaluate what went well and what didn’t, and look to make improvements for the upcoming year. This past year was an amazingly busy one around the Reese household, what with buying our first home, moving, visiting family, getting settled in our home, church responsibilities, and those three little monkeys running around. This past year just makes me tired thinking about it. But, we also accomplished a lot, and I’m looking forward to another productive year. Which leads perfectly into my first resolution for 2012 – better time management. While a lot did get done this year, I also wasted an amazing amount of time. If I spent half the time sewing that I did looking at sewing blogs and quilts in my Google Reader, I could have nearly doubled my
