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I’m here! I swear!

Lindsay Maddox — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:11:41 +0000

Heather harassed me on Facebook… asked me to come back to the internet.

Since I like her so much, I’m posting this here blog post.

I know, I’ve been away. I’ve all but abandoned you. You know what? It has been eating me alive.

Tree Farm Cheaters

Lindsay Maddox — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:27:13 +0000

It was around the time when kid #2 came along that I gave up the idea of going to a farm every year to chop down our own tree. That was what I had grown up doing and I have fond memories of candy canes and coco and that freshly cut tree smell. When the twins came along, any inkling of tree farm hope I had held disappeared. Love my kids and their busy-ness… don’t love the idea of going out in the freezing cold to a super muddy farm to try and pick out a tree while simultaneously trying to chase down runaway two-year-olds and prevent them from getting stabbed by wayward saws or otherwise injured by stumps or other random tree farm paraphernalia.

My Kids, Santa’s Elves

Lindsay Maddox — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:54:58 +0000

Whew, this has been quite a transition for all of us. Clint played stay-at-home-dad for a couple of weeks, then, last Thursday we started the kiddos in daycare. Clint was home for Thursday and Friday so we could do a first-run of how daycare will work without him having to also start his first day at his new job. Then, Monday, he became a working man again, I continued on my job, the kids continued at daycare, and Colby started a new Kindergarten class at the daycare center.

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Sometimes, Good Things Happen to Good People

Lindsay Maddox — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:34:13 +0000

When this whole unemployment thing started, we hunkered down for the long haul. We immediately hooked up unemployment benefits, medical insurance, and WIC. We put holds on bills that we could wait to pay and paid minimums on others. Let’s face it: This economy sucks and you just never know when you’ll be able to find a job.

I know my weakness.

Lindsay Maddox — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:22:06 +0000

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love the internet. I love connecting. I love having conversations. I love sharing blogs and photos. I love promoting other people and myself. I just plain love it and think it’s an incredible tool and a luxury, too.

One step closer.

Lindsay Maddox — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:51:02 +0000

I can’t believe it’s only been one week since Clint was laid off. One week ago, we were still in shock… we were still coming to grips with what his unemployment could mean for us. It’s incredible what a difference a week makes.

I slept 11 hours (& our church rules).

Lindsay Maddox — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:22:59 +0000

Immediately after I blogged last night, I fell asleep on the couch next to Clint who has, for some reason that still remains a mystery to me, decided to start playing Shining Force on the Sega Genesis again. Yes, Sega. Like, the old-school video game console. Sonic the Hedgehog style.

Distractions: The good and the ugly.

Lindsay Maddox — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:59:30 +0000

Day Four of Clint’s Unemployment: It’s just a normal Saturday.

It struck me this morning how today seemed totally normal. Clint was home, but he was supposed to be home, since it’s Saturday. Our family dynamic was the same as it usually is on Saturday. It all seemed comfortingly normal. It helped that we had distractions all day long. Mine started first thing.

Funny kids.

Lindsay Maddox — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 05:14:26 +0000

Day Three of Clint’s Unemployment: The Day of Hope

Despite a momentary sob-fest at Bible Study this morning, today was pretty tear-free for both Clint and me. Thankfully, today was quite the opposite of sad. Today, we found some hope.

My ladies.

Lindsay Maddox — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:50:31 +0000

Day Two of Clint’s Unemployment: The day of le sigh.

This was my fortune at dinner. I'm not sure I want *everything* to come my way. Sounds overwhelming.