10 things young girls need to know 27 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm

TEN THINGS TO SAY TO YOUR DAUGHTER or ANY YOUNG WOMAN YOU CARE ABOUT: 1. If you choose to wear shirts that show off your boobs, you will attract boys. To be more specific, you will attract the kind o...

The time, she flies 26 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm

First day of 5th grade. 5TH GRADE! We are now the parents of two (TWO!) college students, a high school senior and a 5th grader. I suddenly feel so old. Pass the Geritol y’all.

More this and that 22 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm

More of what we have been doing this summer.

This and That 20 Jul 2013 | 07:21 am

I have been asked what I have been doing this summer. I know I have been quiet. Honestly, I’ve just been busy. Doing what? A bit of this: And a bit of that: Some of this: ….and some of t...

Ermahgerd! 21 Jun 2013 | 02:40 am

People! Today I discovered something that has the possibility to change my life! That may be a slight exaggeration. But…this is huge! Fold-over waistband jersey skirts! It’s just like yoga pants, but ...

You are my sunshine 17 Jun 2013 | 10:02 pm

Ten years ago my life changed forever. I give birth to a beautiful daughter. A little girl who taught me the meaning of the word fight. Who showed me that giving up is never an option. Who, while conf...

Day 1 12 Jun 2013 | 06:06 pm

Day one of summer vacation. Seems to be going well so far. Have developed a slight eye twitch from listening to repeated “Can we get on the airplane now?” and “I want Target!”. Thus far I have resiste...

Rocking the hospital gown 9 Jun 2013 | 08:58 pm

Finding a calm 28 May 2013 | 11:20 pm

Vacuum cleaner lines soothe my soul. The repetitive movement, the sound blocking white noise, the visible progress as I move across a room. It is my meditation.

All is well 27 May 2013 | 04:12 am

Sometimes stress becomes such a part of our everyday life, that we don’t even realize it is there. I have been trucking along for a very long time. I’m fine. I’m good. All is well. No worries. That is...