“Seasons of Love.”
314 days without yelling, 51 days of loving more to go! Favorite Song Friday #7 Dear Newtown, CT: I dedicate this Favorite Song Friday to you. I hope that you soon find peace in the loving moments shared with your lost ones. Until that moment, know that you are surrounded by love. Everywhere. All my […]
‘Tis the season for giving…or yelling?
310 days without yelling, 55 days of loving more to go! Dear Perfection, I am pretty sure this post won’t meet your expectations. But as a holiday gift to myself, so I can be less stressed, I am letting it go. Happy Holidays, The Orange Rhino * ‘Tis the season for giving, or so the […]
A Time to Yell
308 days without yelling, 57 days of loving more to go! Dear Kevin Bacon, I love the movie Footloose. Love it, love it, love it! I love when you passionately declare that there is a Time to Dance. Right now, this night, I feel as if I am you. It is my time to dance, […]
Waiting. And Waiting. And Waiting. And Yelling?
307 days without yelling, 58 days of loving more to go! Dear Clock, Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Is it time yet? Are we there yet? Has the line moved yet? I spend too much time looking at you, wondering if it is time yet. Perhaps I should care less and enjoy the time that is […]
Prioritizing my Husband
306 days without yelling, 59 days of loving more to go! Dear Green Turtle, People are going to wonder what this post has to do with not yelling. Here’s the thing: when I feel disconnected to you, when I feel like we are two ships passing in the night because of the stress of raising […]
“I’m not afraid”
304 days without yelling, 61 days of loving more to go! Favorite Song Friday #6 Dear Eminen, I can NOT believe I am quoting you on my blog. I do not consider myself one who likes rap. At all. In fact, I strongly dislike most of it (and most of your lyrics in this song […]
Code Orange Rhino.
Ahhhhhh. That was a deep breath. Like a really, big, super-ginormous ridiculously huge deep breath. What a 10 days. First “seizure week” then “stomach bug week.” What a doozer. I feel absolutely wiped. But feel awake again after getting this novel, this pain, off my chest. Now, I can move on. Until Monday. * We entered […]
I want to scream at my kids (but really, I just want to cry)
295 days of not yelling, 70 days of loving more to go! Dear Orange Rhinos, Monday night I took #4, now 16 months old, to the hospital via ambulance as he had another seizure. This one was worse than the one three weeks ago, and that one was worse than the one three months ago. […]
The Orange Rhino Emergency…Basket!
294 days without yelling, 71 days of loving more to go! Dear Fruit Cake, Move over. This holiday season, you are no longer the #1 gift. The Orange Rhino Emergency Basket is. Filled with 10 of the Orange Rhino’s favorite things to use when she wants to yell, the Orange Rhino Emergency Basket is the […]
My Mother-in-law was right.
291 days of not yelling, 74 days of loving more to go! Dear Mother-in-Law-dearest, Not gonna lie. I am thrilled that you hardly, if ever, are on the internet. As such, I can “safely” share this blog post without you saying “I told you so!” Fondly, Your daughter-in-law * (Disclaimer: As far as mother-in-law’s go, […]