February 6, 2019 It felt so good to clean my kitchen. Scooting things around on the counter to clear away the dust and crumbs that tried to hide in the cracks and crevices. I put away the spices that had been left by the stove. Stacks of mail and cards were assigned new places. It…
January 27, 2019 Never a fan of New Year’s resolutions, I made a short mental list of ones I wanted to try despite my past shortcomings. There were the usual ones dealing with numbers on a scale and messes in my closets and drawers. Another one, being more consistent with my blog writing, qualified…
September 3, 2018 Mid-way through the summer, one of my darlings declared he no longer liked cereal. I’m all about variety, but basically that’s not going to fly around here. A box of cereal and a gallon of milk is about as creative as I can get at 6:30 in the morning. Besides,…
August 27, 2018 Waving from the back door, I watched my two oldest walk down the sidewalk and head off for their first days of high school and middle school. I waved a little longer than usual, trying to savor the moment. One of them put down the window in the minivan and…
February 13, 2018 Gripping the steering wheel, I quickly regretted the fact that I hadn’t paid closer attention to the tornado warning that had flashed across my phone minutes earlier. Rather than staying put after hearing the warning, I headed directly to the checkout where I could pay for my groceries and go home. A…
January 17, 2018 It’s not that I’m against New Year’s resolutions. It’s that I have a track record with them. A losing record. So as the calendar neared the end of 2017, I made a conscience decision to not set any resolutions. I didn’t want to set myself up for failure…again. I’ve…
July 9, 2017 I would have thought that over thirteen years into the gig, I would have this motherhood thing down by now. That somehow through the years and the kids, I would have it all together. The boys would immediately obey and never argue, fuss, or fight. After school moments would be filled…
July 3, 2017 Am I the only one who is not in the mood to cook? I’m guessing it’s summer and the heat. Or maybe a serious lack of a schedule. Whatever it is has me completely over the idea of planning a meal, much less fixing it. Give me a sandwich or a…
May 14, 2017 It was one of those mornings when I was home alone and piddling around the house…sorting laundry, unloading the dishwasher, trying to find a system to organize the one million pieces of paper that had made their way onto the kitchen bar. I walked into the living room just in…
April 24, 2017 A few weeks ago, some friends graciously gave us tickets to a local Laura Story concert. Love her. If you’re not familiar with her music, you are definitely missing out. Along with the tickets, our friends reserved front row seats for us. Front pew, dead center. We were closer to Laura…