http://blog.krysti.net being real, being true, being love Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:50:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently, Facebook was praised for the inspiration of a new word: "defriend" or "unfriend". Please. If Webster is desperate for new words, he is welcome around my dinner table anytime. For example: When we went night sledding, after our big once a year Virginia snow, my 8 year old put 'Awesome' and ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=202 "The world is won by those who let it go." -Lao Tzu As I ponder this quote, I begin to reflect the many things I have had to let go in my own little world. One such thing is death. Death is inevitable and I've had to let go of ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=199 The one thing I love about homeschooling is being able to overhear and watch my boys play together. For example, Toy Story 3 is coming soon and my 6 year old is in LOVE with Buzz and Woody. Currently, Woody, in a Godzilla-esque manner, is stomping and fighting my 8 ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=196 I think it's an escape. A mental escape from the stresses of my life, but I know, since I was a little girl, that I live in fantasies. I blame the Raggedy Ann and Andy movie into making me believe that my dolls came to life. It, ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=191 The stiffness in my neck wasn't the only thing that made me realize I was wide awake and not going back to sleep at 3am. There, in my weary haze, I saw the vision of my very tall and lanky 6 year old son. He had managed to nestle his way between ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=186 Every year, since my oldest son, Iain, was 2 years old, we would go to a little cafe called the Whistle Stop for birthdays and special family occasions. It was a little 'hole-in-the-wall' place with great food, nestled in the mountains. The charm of this restaurant, especially if you have boys, ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=178 Another conversation in the backseat of my car: Liam: "Hey mommy, did you know that in 100 years, I'm going to be a teenager and you'll be an old lady!" Iain: "Hey Liam, you know that there are teenagers who don't know how to swim?" Liam: "Huh? I even know how to swim!" Iain: "Yeah, last year, ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=173 I am on a journey of living the life I have always dreamed!!! I guess you could say it's my 'bucket list'. I'm only 36, but I do have cancer and qualify for all of the things the government gives old people, so....yeah....I have a 'bucket list'! I am 'RE'...I love that little ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=163 If you know me,  you know I'm not a morning person. In fact, I'm pretty sure that is the reason I homeschool, so I don't have to wake at the crack of dawn to get my kids fed, dressed and on a bus! But I will tell you, that for Yoga, I ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=156 Walking to the car one sunny afternoon, the kids and I spotted a very dead and squished squirrel on the road.  After closer inspection, of course, this is the conversation that followed: Liam: "Flies eat poop and they're eating that dead squirrel." Iain: "Yeah, who would want to eat a dead thing?" Liam: "Who would want ... http://blog.krysti.net/?p=136