Picturepocket's Blog

Category: life

  • The Four Sides of People

    Humans have at least four sides to them that always need to be taken into account, otherwise we will not be effective in our dealings. People have physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs. Children are a perfect example of this. Kids have pretty obvious physical needs. They need food, shelter and exercise. They also need…

  • Boy Mama Drama

    With Ivy in her third year of preschool and me not teaching this semester, I have a little more time to hang out with some of the other moms and kids. We’ve had a couple play dates and some informal meet ups at parks. Ivy has enjoyed hanging out with the boys from her preschool…

  • Good Grief

    Grief will have its way with us, whether we take room for it or not. My father died while I was teaching overseas. I dropped everything and hopped on the next plane I could get. I arrived home a day before the funeral. Then my parent’s home was inundated with relatives and friends, flowers, and…

  • Finding Ketchup

    Recently, I’ve seen a series of jokes on the internet about men not being able to find things at home, specifically in the refrigerator that are seemingly in plain sight. I have also experienced my own husband saying were out of something, say ketchup, that I know we have. I am sure we have it…

  • Independence Day

    It’s the time of the year when I see lots of patriotic posts, challenging people to show the flag and “Stand up for freedom and America.” I do celebrate Independence Day because as a movement it acknowledged human equality and unalienable rights. It’s also important to understand that the founding fathers’ first push for freedom…

  • The Artist

    My dad once told me a story about an artist who made paintings. He didn’t sell his work, but just kept it all. They were too precious to him. The only exception was the one time he gave a painting to a friend for his birthday. Then one day, the artist’s house caught fire and…

  • Pretty People

    At different times of my life I have been more or less what may be considered conventionally attractive. There was a time in high school when being tall and slender gained me access to some of the popular groups. This was exciting because I had started freshman year kind of short with braces, acne and…

  • Cleaning Day

    Well, the owners of the second house of interest have now accepted our offer to buy it. “Yes, we will take all your income for the next thirty years.” Again, we’re doing a contingency offer since the Mega Millions thing fell through last week. This time it’s a “bumpable buying” situation, meaning until we have…

  • Things Just Got Real

    It’s all just talk until someone goes to jail.

  • Black Balloons

    Over the hill, adventure awaits.