• Motherhood - Potpourri

    Motherhood’s Company Car: it’s a dream car

    If the apron is the uniform of motherhood, then the van is motherhood’s company car. Now, when a mother first starts out, she has the starter car… it’s the two door model she attempts to “make do” until she has to move up to the dreaded “mini van.” It doesn’t take much time (or brains) to conclude that getting in and out of the back seat with a baby carrier and all the stuff doesn’t work well in a sports car. You know, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret and it is this: I sort of cringe…

  • Potpourri

    totally random post

    I was tagged by “HT” at Heart Journey… She wrote: Hello Mrs. Spurling! You are being tagged for the “8 Random Facts” meme. Stop on by to see what it’s about! 😉 Okay… here’s my totally random post of “8 Random Facts” and these are facts, by the way. 1. I love to take walks in the spring… or on the beach… or through autumn leaves… or crunching snow or in friend’s yards or into very familiar situations/houses. 2. The information on my driver’s license has not been accurate for nearly 20 years. O, stop it… it is still valid.…

  • Motherhood - Potpourri

    Motherhood: The Life I… wasted?

    So, what are you going to do now that you have finished high school? Going on to College? Going to make something of your life? What do you want to do (read: what career are you going into)? Well, first, I want to be a wife and homemaker — Yes, I want to be a wife and mother. What?!?! You just want to be a homemaker? Don’t you want to do anything? O, yes, I do want to do many things… that’s why I want to be a homemaker and mother and that’s why I want to be married-to be…