My brain is not a tidy place. My thoughts–and therefore my posts–are not easily categorized, so I find it necessary to create a holding place for the things that do not neatly fit into a specific category. Those are the posts you will find here–a bit of this and a bit of that.
When my children were young, I cooked a lot; nothing fancy, but pretty much every night. Now the kids are grown, and my husband, who works from home, is kind enough to prepare dinner most nights. This allows me to put in a full day’s work, work out, and still have dinner at a reasonable … [Read more…]
I was going to forego the usual Thanksgiving “Things I’m Grateful For” post, considering Friday Favorites are kind of a weekly thank you list, but then I felt a strange tugging to do it. Maybe it’s all the whining I’ve done lately. I feel the need to do public penance and acknowledge the many blessings … [Read more…]
Relationships don’t break by going far, neither do they grow by staying close. It’s pretty complex to understand, yet so simple when we keep in touch. When I first started this blog, it was with the purpose of figuring out what I want to do with this next phase of my life. It’s a year … [Read more…]
Thanks to everyone that played along with my blog birthday give-away. Yesterday, I conducted the official drawing–the old fashioned way. I wrote down each name on a slip of paper, folded them up, and put them in a Tupperware bowl. Yes, I know there is software that can randomly select a name, but it’s not nearly as … [Read more…]
Today is this blog’s one year anniversary! I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for a full year now. Thank you for hanging in there with me and for all of your kind, encouraging comments. In celebration of this momentous occasion 🙂 I will be sending one of you a gift. Today is the last … [Read more…]
“Making the decision to have a baby is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone On April 5, 1981, after 21 hours of labor, with the help of forceps and lots of pushing, growling and swearing, Jessica Lynne was yanked into this world—all 9 … [Read more…]
I’m going on a little tangent with this week’s blog. I’m curious to know if any of you have recurring themes to your dreams. I hope you will share in the comments. I seem to have three. (I may be about to share more of my craziness than you care to know, but here goes.) … [Read more…]
This week is my youngest brother’s birthday. It is also the first anniversary of his passing. Actually, passing is too gentle a word. He was yanked from us suddenly and without warning, and as I write this, I find the pain is still fresh. But most of the time, I remember him with a joy that is … [Read more…]
When my daughters were young, they said some pretty amazing things—some of them profound, some of them funny, some of them so sweet they’d melt your heart. I thought I’d remember them forever. A few I did; most I did not. So when the grandchildren started to say things I didn’t want to forget, I … [Read more…]
I have a confession to make. Well, actually I have several. Then I hope you’ll return the favor. I thought it might be a fun way to get to know each other better. They say confession is good for the soul, right? I stole this idea from Hungry Runner Girl. I’m obsessed with her … [Read more…]