hiatus

hello blog world.
it's me.
maureen.

my absense has not been in protest. we just didn't have the computer hooked up. and we moved. and we've been busy. and we've been unpacking. and we've been doing homeowner type things. and we've been overwhelmed.

i suffered from a bit of isolationism w/ no phone, computer, or tv for about three weeks. but i think i'm snapping out of it.

but life is good. very good actually. the quality of my problems these days are way better than i ever could of imagined. these are good things for me to remember.

there are many things happening in life okonkwo and many things in the world around us. here are some of what's on my mind today:

: the peace talks in uganda.
: my brother's visit to Columbus with his family this week.
: shipping to thirteen thousand locations with various marketing material around the world in one day.
: the g8 summit and how there can still be the levels of poverty and desperation in the world in light of the wealth that is represented.
: what i should do as an individual about that point.
: how i wish someone else was president when the middle east is about to implode.
: how i pray no one bombs syria.
: how kim jung il is a crazy mofo.
: other stuff that i'll have to tell you about later.

my mom is coming over this afternoon to help make sense of this thing they call a house. i gotta remember that it helps me to break overwhelming things down into bite sized pieces. when i get overhelmed- i tend to shut down.

charles has his intensive today and then he'll come home and we'll eat eggplant parmasan and goto bed early. i don't know when i will be signing in next- but when i do- i will post pictures of life and my brother's visit b/c his kids are freagin hilarious.

if you're reading this and your name is lori, chelsea, lyndi, nikki or jamie- i need to see you soon. if your name is something other than these names- i bet i'd like to see you too.

goodbye for now.

today's chewable vitamin:
"you don't choose your family. they are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
: desmond tutu