Author: Angela Pea

Wife. Mother. Engineer. Cancer Survivor. Knitter of Marvelous Things. Rider of Multiple Bikes. Fabulous Cook. Reader of All the Books. Eternal Optimist. Perpetually Happy.
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Friday’s Letters – August 10

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Dear Sales Rep from a Local Pipe Manufacturer – The entire incident was absolutely hilarious.  No harm, no foul.  I wish I could have seen the look your face in that second that you realized that something was wonky with your phone and that my incoming call was magically linked to the conversation you were already having.  I REALLY wish I could have seen your face in the second that followed when it occurred to you that you just said something wickedly inappropriate to a client (me)!!!

Dear Architect – You cannot leave a tub of Axe hair pomade in the console of the car in the summertime where we live.  It is more than 100 degrees outside, which means that it’s about 732 degrees inside the car.  More importantly, you cannot leave that tub of hair goo laying sideways in the console.  Why?  Because it turns to liquid and oozes out of the screw top lid.  It fills the little tray and drips down the side.  You may now go clean the car.

Dear School – Seriously?  It’s already time?  Time for books and schedules, homework and projects?  Time to drive my daughters far away and leave them to the adventure with smiles and tears?

It’s a bittersweet weekend in the Pea Home.  Pray for us this weekend, for safe travels, for no strained backs from schlepping furniture up stairs, for grace and patience.

 Linking up at Suscipio – come join us!

 Record the Minutes.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

creative · delicious · faithful · fun · healthy

Minutes – July 30

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::faithful

Praying for

  • a Friend who need rest
  • a Friend who is overloaded with grief
  • a Friend who has way too much teenage angst in her home
Grateful for
  • my husband
  • my children
  • a home that is a shelter from the world

::healthy

For the first time in forever, last week was a complete no-go. I didn’t run, bike, lift weights, do a single push-up or sit-up. I didn’t track any calories.  The heat is so miserable, and my frustration with weight loss got the better of my good intentions.  I know these last several pounds are not going to go away by themselves, but I was tired of the trying last week.  I’ve been trying for more than a year to shed the last few pounds, so much that I am blinded to the 67 pounds I have already lost.  How will I know when to say ‘when’?

::creative

Squeee!!!! The pink knitted piggy is finished!  SO SO cute.  All I need to do is stitch on some eyes, then I’ll post a picture.

::delicious

In the interest of my own sanity, I have declared this week to be an Official No Cooking Sandwich and Salad Week.

  • Taco Salad
  • Turkey Wraps
  • Pasta Salad with Ricotta Pesto, Zucchini and Corn
  • Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwiches (okay, I’ll have to cook bacon for this, but bacon?  Bacon makes everything better, and I’ll cook it up out on the grill and not in the house.)
  • Shrimp Club Salad, using the extra bacon I prepared from the day before.
  • Club Salad
  • Chicken Caesar Salad

::fun

The Architect had his first race of the Fall Season.  Yes, it was hot and sticky, but WOW!!!  He placed Second!!  We’re so proud of him.  He’s been training since spring and working very hard at improving his technical skills – turning and climbing.

Start

First out of the gate!

::looking ahead

I am missing my youngest daughter with a ferocity that startles me, and she hasn’t left yet.    I don’t remember being this unsettled when Cherry Ames first left home.  I need to hold it together this week so that a) I don’t worry Mr. Pea; and b) I send Princess Pea off with smiles and happy anticipation.  She is so excited about leaving for college this week.

School Orientation Day is Wednesday.  I need to hem the boys’ new uniform pants before then, as well as find DirtBike’s left shoe and fill out the piles of forms.  The schools should seriously step into the 20th century and have all these forms in an electronic format with  on-line submittal.

Linking up at Suscipio – come join us!

 Record the Minutes.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

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Friday’s Letters – August 3

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friday's letters

Dear City Water System Computer Model – You have occupied every spare brain cell I have this week, and I am SO glad you are up and running.  Now play nice and let me calibrate you quickly without tearing my hair out. 

Dear DirtBike – Halleluiah!!  You made it!!  This has been a long, anguished summer, with  much angst and many tears [mine].  You aced Algebra, Son!  You conquered Spanish!, You rocked conjugating verbs en español, even though your teacher (ahem, that would be ME, Chickies!) doesn’t speak it fluently.  You made it to 8th Grade.  Let’s get our work done DURING the school session this year, m’kay?  Because I really don’t want to do this again next summer.

Dear Windowsill Dove Babies –  Wow, you grew up fast.  I looked out Tuesday morning to see you both strutting up and down the windowsill in front of my window! Now you have fluttered to the ground and are hanging out in the shrubbery where your parents still bring you an occasional bite to eat.  Live long and prosper!

Dear House Air Conditioner – Thank you for hanging with us for another week.  I know you’re old and tired.  We really, really appreciate your hard work.

Dear  Dr. Ford – Thank you for your very interesting, enlightening lecture at the Eckenfelder Lecture Series.  Yes, the industry DOES need to start paying more than just lip service to recycling water.  We can’t continue using freshwater for hydraulic fracking.  Your stories about Dr. Eckenfelder were just the icing on the cake, what a privilege to have know him.

Linking up at Suscipio – come join us!

 Record the Minutes.  Keep the Faith.

EMail Anglea Pea

P.S.  Because it’s so ridiculously hot and I feel crabby sassy, this will be my favorite saying for the next few weeks. At least until every Pea Family student is safely back to school, with all their belongings, immunizations, haircuts, shoes and books.  (Thanks Roxie for the idea!)