Holdin' Down the Fort: My $250 mistake

Friday, June 19, 2009

My $250 mistake

I burned up the irrigation pump we use to water our lawn. I turned it on, and didn't remember to turn it off when it didn't prime. I think it was mother's day weekend--which made it a bigger tragedy. I love spending money on silly mistakes!

I did get some great pics of the workin' boys...

3 comments:

craptasticcancer.blogspot.com said...: Dang! I hate it when things like that happen. What a bummer. At least no one was hurt right?; June 19, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Janetlee said...: I think we've all had our share of $250 mistakes. I have one so embarrassing I can't even share it. I loved that you blogged yours.; June 19, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Summer Freeman said...: Oh man, that's rough!!; June 19, 2009 at 4:04 PM

View From the Hill

How do we reduce the pressure and enjoy our families more? "...recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said "The biggest mistake I made {as a parent} is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of {my three children} sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (from "Daughters of God", Ballard April 2008; click on image for complete article)