Author Archives: The Dalai Mama

It Really Is Just All About Me

I stole this meme from Paige.  I wanted to post something substantial today but I just don’t feel like I have the mental capacity.  I promise something more in-depth tomorrow–I think I might have said that yesterday…I am tossing around a few ideas and hope to have something solid by tomorrow.  
It’s easy–ONE WORD answers only
Where [...]

Pictures Because I Am Brain Dead


Life’s Little Moments

I forget how fast the time goes.  I have been working really hard at documenting life’s little moments.  Trying to capture as many of my kids toddlerhood as possible before school and all of those other things stand in the way of capturing all of these moments. 
Here are a couple of my favorites…

 

11 Days Until My Inner Teenager Is Satisfied/Tormented

Yes, I am talking about Twilight the movie.  It opens in a theater near you on November 21st.  I am going with some girl friends to see it on the 22nd.  I cannot wait.  I am excited and also a little sad.  Why you ask?  Well becasue I love this series–I know it’s for teens–and I [...]

A Smashing Success and Strange Underwear

EOR’s Art for Ethiopia event was a smashing success.  We don’t have final numbers but people came out in droves.  We sold nearly everything we had and hope to have raised about $10,000 for Children’s Heaven.  Thanks for all who came.  Thanks to the amazing women and Greg who made it all possible. 
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On a funnier [...]

Black In America

What it means to be Black in America has changed with the election of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States.  What it means to be Black in America has also reluctantly remained the same since Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States. 
The fact that we have elected an African-American [...]

Art For Ethiopia

Today I leave for my weekend away.  I will of course be “working” for Ethiopian Orphan Relief, Inc on this weekend as we are having our big Art For Ethiopia fundraiser in Denver.  The event is a fundraiser for Children’s Heaven a place for orphaned teenage girls.  It is a great organization and I am looking [...]

What I Should Be Doing

My statistics homework.
Laundry
Dishes
Cleaning
Having coffee
Making/Eating breakfast
Playing with Noah

What am I doing?  Laying on the couch trying to keep my eyes open.  I am not feeling well and of course, I have a huge stats test tonight and a big assignment due tonight.  Bill is out of town and the kids have me on high energy alert.  [...]