Cynematik • Cyndi Greening

BY CYNDI GREENING, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN — The wedding was yesterday and, while we’re all happy that it went very well, we’re all beat today and more than a little crabby. Over-tired, stressed out and just plain temperamental. I try to spend a lot of time holding the babies. Some people find children very irritating but I find babies soothing. The only thing I really have to do is make sure I don’t drop them and coo at them until they fall asleep. There are two new babies in the family (Ronan and Kyle), so I’ve got plenty of cooing and cuddling to manage. I’m good at getting little ones to fall asleep. They seem to like the pillows.

One of the hard things about being back home is always having to be on my best behavior. In a small town, anything you do will be know everywhere … within a few minutes of when the thing actually occurs. So, one must make more of an effort to be proper. I can’t remember the last time I dressed up like I did this weekend. Oh, wait, yes I can. The last time I dressed up like this was at my sister Kims wedding. For that event, I was actually in the wedding party. I had a fuschia dress and the most enormous pile of hair. I introduced myself to everyone as “Betty BigHair.” They laughed. As you can tell by the image, I did not have “big hair” or a dress for this wedding. In fact, I needed to help direct the traffic flow and make the toast. What a nerve-wracking experience. I used to be an on-air disc jockey and found it far easier to do that than this toast At least I was looking good!