When I was young, I remember watching the show The Wonder Years and loving every minute. Well, almost every minute. If you remember this show, you’ll know that it was narrated by the grown voice of the child main character. It was all about his life growing up in the 1960’s and how his youth… Continue reading Roll reversal
I was completely prepared with this blog post. I was! I had a letter to hormones all planned out. Stupid, stinking, aggravating, unfair, child-robbing hormones. Daughter has been going through some serious hormonal shizzle lately and I had just about had it. Monday morning was the single worst morning we’ve had together (that I remember)… Continue reading The big things
I just visited my mom again and my perspective has really changed. I’m not going to be upset about things anymore- or at least I’m going to try. I only have so much control. But this time I was able to stick to that idea, even though there were things that happened that could have… Continue reading A new normal
I was just shopping for my new clothes to help me build my new look and I was being really “good.” I only even tried on things that I thought would make me a little more put-together, a little bit polished instead of looking like I barely manage to get myself clean every day. I… Continue reading In a galaxy far, far away
I’m pretty sure that at some point on the blog I wrote about how Daughter was seen by outsiders as a delightful and easy child because of, in large part, the decisions we made to help her along. There were countless little things hat we did to make her seem like a trouble-free child, like… Continue reading Success for me, too
I was finishing up a mailing to letter writing friend and was looking for just the right quote to put in the card. I entered some friendship parameters and found one that I loved but continued to browse for fun nuggets of wisdom and came across a quote that I liked when I first saw… Continue reading Friend with compassion
As the seasons change, it can be a great time to think about the changes you want in your life and how to go about them. Entering fall is always one of my absolute favorite times of the year. I’m enjoying it a lot more since our move out east because not only is it… Continue reading Changes
I’ve been sick a lot lately, so I wasn’t sure if I would even have anything to say today. I managed to pull together a quick thought. The weather is changing where I am, and it is finally, thankfully, blissfully, beginning to cool off in the evenings. Husband made the comment at dinner, “It’s finally… Continue reading Security blankets
Husband has been a great source if inspiration lately. I’m not sure if I’m paying better attention than usual or if he’s just been more awesome than his regular self, but either way, I’ll take it. Last night we were enjoying tea out on our back deck after dinner. It was what he calls a… Continue reading What I don’t notice
The other day at work, Husband witnessed the aftermath of what can only be described as a horrific accident. The things he saw, though just a fraction of what was at the scene, shook him to his core. He came home from work shaking and in tears, and his emotional state reminded me that one… Continue reading Not my heroes
Elephants in the Room 