Hurricane Sandy and more chances to practice
Hi Orange Rhinos. Today’s riddle is brought to you today by Digavise. Which is longer? A year without yelling? Or a week with young kids and no power? I’m not sure either! Our Orange Rhino is still without power and unable to post to the blog, though I’m sure the posts post-power-restoration are going to be […]
Don’t yell, make Bananas Foster?
Written November 6, Day ??? without power And a funny story for tonight to lighten up the mood of this page. So obviously 8 days no power is getting to me. Tonight ’round about 4:30ish as the house was starting to darken and I needed to get everything ready for dinner and bedtime while I […]
When it’s dark, you can see the Stars…
Written on Facebook November 5th, day ??? without power What’s on my mind facebook asks? Well first I am thrilled I figured out how to post as The Orange Rhino from my phone. Yeah! And second, well, here is my second. Tonight I went outside flashlight in hand desperately searching for #3’s winter hat. You […]
Do I want to be miserable or not?
Written on Facebook November 4, Day 7 without power… Hello again! I’m on night 7 of no power and I appreciate you all staying with me and sharing such supportive comments the other night. While what I am going to write right now is theoretically about my current situation it actually applies to this challenge […]
Hurricane Sandy – filled with emotion and gratitude
Written on Facebook November 2nd, day 5 without power Hello friends and shall I say family? Because in many ways you all feel like family as I have told you and trusted you with many of my deepest emotions! I tried to write today “formally” but am honestly too overwhelmed with emotion to get what’s […]
Tracking my Triggers
260 days without yelling, 105 days of loving more to go! Dear Hurricane Sandy, Please blow over, no pun intended. I’ve been tracking you for days so that I can know what kind of problems you’ll bring, when to expect your wrath and what I need in order to handle the situation properly, or at […]
To my Son: I won’t give up on us
258 days without yelling, 107 days of loving more! Friday’s Favorite Song #2 Dear Jason, Thanks for writing this song. Whenever I hear it, even if intended for a girlfriend or something, I think of my son, of our relationship and am reminded not only to not give up, but more powerfully of just how […]
Looking for compassion when all I feel is anger
257 days without yelling, 108 days of loving more to go! Dear Judgment, Do not find my son or me after this post. Writing this was hard. I barely scratched the surface; I basically tip toed around the issues because I don’t want to write about them (too hard? too embarrassed?) and because I know […]
How the Mommy Witch Stole Halloween
256 days without yelling, 109 days of loving more to go Dear Dr. Seuss…thanks for the inspiration! ~ The Orange Rhino * Every boy in OrangeRhino-ville liked Halloween a lot… but their Mommy, a witch in October, did NOT! Oh, their mommy hated Halloween! The whole Halloween season! From the first costume catalog received to […]
Changing our Family Tree
255 days without yelling, 110 days of loving more to go! Dear Leaves, I love you because I love watching you change to brilliant colors, I love racing to catch you falling from the sky, I love kicking you up in the air and giggling as you fall on me. Yes leaves, I love you […]