December 8, 2007
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The other day, I was thinking about how much I enjoy reading the blogs of the friends I've made on xanga... And, I was imagining how entertaining it would be if I could invite some of these women over to my house for a "Mom's Night Out"!! LOL Like, if homeschoolingthem, bethro78, and rondadebi wanted to hang out at my house one night~I suspect that it would be an evening of merriment and laughter--the kind that makes your stomach hurt and then sore later! Of course, this is all in my imagination, so there are no awkward moments of small talk and the need for ice breakers, LOL! (Oh, and we don't live hundreds/thousands of miles apart in my imagination, either!).
I think I really miss having, in person (as Anne of Green Gables puts it), a "bosom" friend. My best friend (we met in the 6th grade!) lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma~and while we engage in lengthy talks at least once a month, it's just not the same as living in the same town (or even the same state, LOL!). I truly miss spending time with her. Realistically, I am not ever going to know someone again who knows me as well as she does--that kind of intense friendship just doesn't develop when the husband and children are the priorities... I say "intense", because when we were pre-teens/teenagers, we spent every free moment at each other's houses, spending the night and baby-sitting together. We were together so often, we talked in unison and could finish each other's sentences! People called us "twinkies" and said that we talked "in stereo", LOL. We were totally Romy and Michele (including the one "L"!)--I actually made her watch that movie with me! I would love it if she were a part of my every day life again...
And, here is something else I've been pondering...throughout my life, I have always had these mother-figure-friends who I have connected with~throughout high school it was an aunt, a friend's mom, a lady I baby-sat for; in college, there was my sister-in-law, roommates and sorority sisters. Then, I started teaching--wow, a plethora of mother-figures, LOL! [I taught in elementary schools--it seems that teaching is the career that nurturing women lean towards (including me *tongue-in-cheek*)]. I wonder how many kitchens I've been in, observing every detail and routine?! I think that I have been seeking Titus 2 role models for most of my life--but I never knew that that was what I was doing. (I had never heard of Titus 2 or Proverbs 31 before I started reading on-line!).
I don't have either one of those friendships right now--and I think I am trying to fulfill that void by reading blogs and trying to find inspiration. If you have any that really inspire you in homekeeping, organizing, or decorating, pass them on to me!
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You know we'd have a blast at that dinner! My best friends live far away too. We talk on the phone and pick up right where we left off, but I so wish we could get together and just hang out, which is impossible long distance!
I'm completely addicted to: http://thepioneerwoman.com/ I check it every single day.
I'm glad you got the ornament! I liked a couple of the bigger ornaments too, but the mini's were just adorable!
RYC: We do have to watch the ornaments. Eli especially, loves to get them off. I don't think a single one of them is in the spot it was originally placed! Every now and then Thomas will do it too, which makes Eli keep doing it! Eli also likes to hide behind the tree.
Your post made me cry.. but in a good way. I discontinued a friendship a few years ago and am really feeling the void in my life! I think that's why this blog has become so important lately! I love reading what everyone is doing and rejoice in the few friendships that I have on here! So thank you for that post!
That would be SO much fun, we're close enough that who knows, maybe one day. I have a friend like the one you talked about. We met when she was in 4th grade and I was in 3rd, we even lived together for about a year until I moved to IN with my now dh. Our lives are very diffrent now but I'll probably always consider her my best friend. She know's the good, bad, and the ugly. We talk about twice a month and at least 4 or 5 times a year we'll talk for hours about "old times". One of her favorites is the time I fell in the trash can, I'll have to tell you about that one day. Anyway.... I've got all my tree's up, I found a small (4ft tree) at a yard sale this morning, I told Fred it's like the tree's are little orphans calling out to me to take them home :ROTFL::ROTFL: I just can't help myself. I think I need professional help, dh says he'll check to see if our medical insurance will cover it. :ROTFL: Want to guess how many lit tree's I have this year?
what a wonderful idea..."Bosom" friends...oh how I love green gables....
hugs to you g/f.....
Rondadebi
Oh I am in so much the same boat with just moving! I have long life friends that I keep in contact with but it isn't the same as having some one that you can just hang out with in the same season that I am in on a regular basis.
One site that I enjoy is http://pleasantviewschoolhouse.blogspot.com/ She doesn't responsed very much to her comments or cruise by other sites but her blog is enjoyable to just peak into. Let me know what you think!
I am so behind on reading blogs...but I caught up on yours today--I'm so sorry to hear about losing a little one a few weeks back. I would feel just as you do--mixed up and heartbroken. I can relate to "loving" pregnancy, most of childbirthing, nursing, all of it. Me too!!!! May God bless you again, in His timing.
As for friends--yup, yup, yup! I have always wanted an "Anne" friend (bosom friend)...and I do have a couple of "lifers" (long, long time friendships) but distance and/or circumstances prevent regular contact in this stage of life. Like you, I've spent time looking for Mentors too, but they are seriously few and far between. Online though, I have been so blessed to read blogs of older, homeschooling Moms with wonderful advice and attitudes to share--and then finding some ladies in the same life stage as I am, who I can relate to, read about, chat with etc. Yet, all within the time constraints I currently live with. Praise God for online pals, huh?
May you have a blessed and Merry Christmas....In Him, Tea
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