Marie's Soliloquy/Diatribe: January 2005

A Wintery Day in Atlanta

We woke to a blanket of what looked to be snow. Of course, upon further inspection, we saw it was mostly ice. The trees are glistening and heavy with ice, the streets are impassable, and we were/are stuck inside. Masie is stir crazy and so am I. Heath has been chopping wood to keep the fire going. He knows how to make amazing fires....

I have so many things I want to do, but all of them are virtually impossible with my wild little girl following behind me yelling, "MA MA!!!!!!!"

I worked on my newest short story for a long time last night and am excited about workshopping it in my class in the next couple of weeks.

Let's see...what other item can I bore you with?? :) Oh tonight, we are having gorgonzola pasta with a light red sauce, garlic bread, and a spinach and tomato salad. Dressing? "Goddess" of course. People swear that they put something in that dressing. It is addicting and delicious. Haven't tried it? It is called Annie's Goddess salad dressing and you can find it in the healthy section on your local grocer.(This info. was for my mom!) And, no, I am not being paid for this advertisement!

I hope everyone is warm and safe....

Love,
Marie

Masie's FIRST taste of snow.....

A bad hair day for all of us. Masie likes her first snow ball....

cold and icy

Saint Francis is cold...

The iced tree outside our window

Heath going out to chop more wood!

self portrait just taken. Notice I have 4 eyes (and they are not glasses)

Update

I guess I have been posting a lot of pictures lately but not a lot of words. I am now in the fiction writing class at Georgia State, so every free moment I have (not many, mind you) is spent working on my short stories. I will probably post my newest one on this site by next week. Those of you who know me well will not be surprised by the characters or plot at all. :)

Masie had a nice birthday...macaroni and cheese (her favorite), lots of vanilla ice cream, and lots of playing at the park... wagon rides, sliding down the slide, swinging, sand box... Her perfect day! All day, I kept thinking about how our lives have changed so much since her birthday last year. I feel blessed, really blessed by her presence in my life. I think she is helped me to be a better, more complete person. The fun I have with her is simple and pure, uncluttered, and I appreciate this.

I hope all who read this are well and happy....

Marie

The picture BEFORE I was really in labor. Note the big smile...I had no idea..despite the fact that I had delivered many babies in that same exact room. Being on the other end is quite different.) I can't believe that was a year ago. It seems like 10!