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Advent

Missy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:38:17 +0000

Advent (n):

A coming into place, viewing or being; arrival (usually initial capital letter) the coming of Christ into the world (usually initial capital letter) the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas, observed in commemoration of the coming of Christ into the world

It is officially the season of Advent in the Catholic Church and I love it. We light candles, wear purple, and hold our collective breath, waiting for that wonderful [...]

Eat this, not that. Or that. Or that.

Missy — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:10:43 +0000

I was thinking about food lately. Probably because I have just not had it in me to grocery shopping in (mumble, mumble) weeks, so we’ve been doing a lot of eating out. Or maybe because of the new campaign to get McDonald’s to get rid of the Ronald McDonald character. Possibly, it’s because I’ve been watching [...]

Rapture! Oh, Rapture?

Missy — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:38:58 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether or not the world is going to end right around 6:00 p.m. EDT this Saturday night. People have predicted worldwide earthquakes, the raising of the dead and other major events which rival any other Saturday night in your typical freshman college dorm. (And is it [...]

What do infertility and PETA have in common?

Missy — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:07:28 +0000

NOTHING! And yet, the always lovely and never-overdone People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have decided to run a contest wherein they will give away one free, human vasectomy “in honor of” National Infertility Awareness Week. Granted, after the hue and cry of the infertiles who rose up en masse and basically told [...]

Pinkie Princess Girlie Girls – a force for good or evil?

Missy — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:03:18 +0000

My friend Pam invited me to a book reading and Q&A with Peggy Orenstein whose new book Cinderella Ate My Daughter just came out this week. We talked for the duration of the trip into the wilds of Connecticut, throughout our lovely, kid-free Mexican dinner, and the whole way home about how we want [...]

Heavy on my mind

Missy — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:00:47 +0000

I have had the week from hell. I’d been having a conflict with someone that made my stomach hurt. I don’t want to write about it here (which is honestly a new thing for me – I write about EVERYTHING here.) It was so big and so “ugh” that it kind of clouded over [...]

A travesty

Missy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:50:51 +0000

Travesty: 1. a burlesque treatment, imitation, or translation for purposes of ridicule. 2. a crude and ridiculous representation; a ludicrous distortion. – Webster’s Unabridged (and very heavy) Dictionary

I went to a travesty of a funeral yesterday. I decided my relationship to the deceased was best described as my sister-in-law’s brother-in-law although there would be [...]

Happy Birthday, My Heart

Missy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:48:53 +0000

Today you are three years old. You have the face and body of a real kid. Except for the tiny bit of delicious thunder thigh you still have going on. You are officially no longer a baby, although you’ve insisted on being called a “big girl” for months now... [...]

Reframing

Missy — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:09:49 +0000

I am: busy, crazy, tired, homesick, and stressed. But focusing on all of that is getting me nowhere. So today I’m re-framing.

I thank God that we have work to do. Having too much is always better than not enough. And may the year continue to be a year of plenty, not just for [...]

How do you do it??

Missy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:59:13 +0000

I get asked that question a lot. Usually via Facebook, when I post to my status whatever stupid, yummy, sugary treat I’ve just made myself. (Yesterday it was homemade chocolate-caramel ice cream. YUM!!)

It’s been posited that I am either on crack, have an extreme case of ADD, or simply have a resting stress [...]