Archive for December, 2004

Tis The Season

Prairierose on 21 Dec 2004

…to be jolly
So, why don’t I feel jolly?   I am so not a Martha Stewart, so “baking and decorating and gift buying” is not stressing me out.   For the first 19 years of my marriage to David, we worked overtime right up until Christmas.  We manufactured stuff animals and puppets, and this was the busiest […]

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Re-Entry

Prairierose on 18 Dec 2004

P align=left>Re-entry to the blogging world, that is.   Its been a combination of things this week.  One, its just been a crazy busy week.  Between working 2 jobs, working overtime at one of them, normal weekly stuff, Ethan’s Christmas program at school Monday night … the annivesary of my mom’s death, going to KC and […]

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Losing It

Prairierose on 14 Dec 2004

I’m losing it, and not for the reasons, those who know me, might think.   I hit the floor running this morning, and haven’t slowed down since.   The good thing in all this — which evokes a tinge of anger in me ….not directed at anyone, other than, maybe, myself — but because of the way […]

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Meetings, Music, Memories

Prairierose on 08 Dec 2004

A night of meetings, but that is a typical Wednesday night.  The first week of the month is always a hectic week.  Ministry team meetings Sunday night, Board meeting Monday night, and then GAP and choir practice on Wednesday nights.   We only a few more practices until the Christmas Eve program.  So, even though we aren’t “key” people in […]

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Ever Had One Of Those Days?

Prairierose on 04 Dec 2004

MY day went OK, but David’s mom and dad’s day could have been a whole lot better.
Have you been working around your house, and hear the fire whistle go off, and then hear police and fire trucks going somewhere, with their sirens on? And you stop and say a prayer for safety for those […]

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