http://www.erinseaboltbond.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:11:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been an interesting week here. I got the stomach flu on Tuesday. Jesse came down with a cold virus. Our house is a wreck--rolls of toilet paper scattered, empty boxes of medicine and bottles of Pedialyte discarded, the bathroom floor still sporting a towel and pillow, the spot where I ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/03/11/ugh/ Oh, there is just so much right now. Last night, as we were falling asleep, Jesse and I agreed we needed a summer. Not just the warmth, the reprieve from this awful winter, but a summer. We’re living semester lives, with no spring break, with no Martin Luther King Jr. ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/03/05/weight/ Last night, we watched It Might Get Loud and I thought about art and what it means to struggle and then about important things like sentences and how pretty a black suit can be when set against a backdrop of grass so green it verges on neon. I thought about ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/03/02/saying-something/ (five years old) Lots of changes in our lives all at once. Your Dad got a new job at McDonnell Douglas, we are moving a short distance away, 4310 Abbott Ave., the car is having lots of problems, the family room flooded again (in house on Edgewood), just to name a ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/27/from-my-mothers-journal-july-1988/ ...Apparently also applies to the Olympics. See, this is why I haven't been watching. Because I tried with pairs skating and then had to stay up late to see the skaters who were actually good. As it got later and later, I thought, maybe I should just give up and ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/25/the-last-shall-be-first/ So, I didn’t give anything up for Lent. Or, I haven’t, or I’m not giving up anything for Lent. Is Lent still going on? When is it over? Is it over already? And why is it that everyone else seems to know exactly when Lent starts, what it’s about, and ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/24/lentlint/ Yesterday, I spent the morning, as I do every Monday, watching Story. Monday was gorgeous in the morning. I walked to Sharon’s place, the sun shining and the air warm enough for a light sweater. Spring seemed inevitable, which made me feel relaxed and excited all at once. After Sharon left ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/23/monday-morning/ Dear Telemarketer, caller ID: “800 Service,” who persists against my most vigilant efforts at ignoring your call: Your determination is admirable. Truly, a motivational speaker could use you as an example of Not Giving Up—the quality one must possess if one does not also possess unusual talent and/or impeccable connections. I’ve ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/20/an-open-letter-to-1-877-415-9257/ Today, I went to the doctor for malaria meds and to make sure I’m current on all my vaccines. Because I got about four million shots last year, I only had to get flu shots this year. My arms still feel tired and wimpy. Come on, arms, have you no ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/18/shots-and-pills/ Let me just say that Jesse and I have excellent timing. Case in point: When is a great time to argue about money? How about in the car, on the way to a marriage retreat in Myrtle Beach, on Valentine’s weekend? Seemed ideal to us, and so we fussed and ... http://www.erinseaboltbond.com/2010/02/15/happy-valentine/