Family

I’m not sure if I should be concerned but it just hit me that the two reality shows that have to do with being a housewife, are from the two main areas that I’ve lived my whole life:

The Housewives of New Jersey (where I was raised)

The Housewives of Orange County (where I lived for almost all my adult life).

Nothing profound about it.  Just noticed it.  Gave me pause.

Caleb and Seth are my little peeps and they come out with some doozies. Some are downright funny (”Mom, come look at my poop! It looks like a mountain of whipped cream!”) Some are profound (”Mom, just believe“) and some are just downright embarrassing, (”Mom, you smell.”)

This is my space to record some of the memories my hormones keep erasing. Plus, it’s easier than finding my journal that I never write in..

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February 23, 2009: We all went to bed early last night so, when we all woke up early this morning, I suggested we take a family walk. 6:30 a.m. we were circling the block as the drizzle threatened to turn into a full rain. As we rounded our second lap, I looked up and saw the break in the sky. When I looked up, I was surprised to see a rainbow overhead! It was magic and suddenly, we went from being two adults with two kids to four awe-struck children staring at the sky with our eyes as big as saucers! The oohs and ahh’s kept going until the second rainbow appeared above the first one — a double rainbow! I could have cried. The last time I saw one of those was about 2 weeks before my dad died in 1995. I had taken a few days of mental health and was driving back to be with my dad. The double rainbow broke through the rain and I pulled on the side of the road with the other onlookers to take in the greatness of the moment.

Caleb turned to me and said, “Mom, in Casey’s bible (that’s his bear, by the way) it says that ‘God is the scientist of the rainbow.”

I thought for a moment and said, “Wow. That’s a great way to say it, Caleb. God IS the Scientist of the rainbow.”

Indeed. He is.
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