Friday night, my husband, daughter and I decided to go out for Mother's Day dinner. We figured it would be simpler than fighting the crowds on Sunday - the actual day. We had a delicious dinner! After dinner, I asked my husband if we could stop by the grocery store, as we needed a few items. He of course said yes {he is nice like that}, and … [Read more...]
You know when you really try to do the right thing and it backfires in a big way? This seems to happen to me more than the average bear, but I digress. So yesterday, I was sitting here dumb, fat and happy {okay not really fat, but dumb and somewhat happy} working hard on my blog. My daughter had a friend over and they were trying on their … [Read more...]
I remember listening to my parents tell my brother and I about what they did and didn't have as children. It was fascinating, to say the least. My parents were both born in the 1920's. Things we take for granted, they somehow managed to survive without. Their freezers didn't make ice - instead, the "ice guy" {okay that's not his real … [Read more...]
Mother walks away from her children to go to Japan I recently saw a Today Show segment that has truly bothered me all week. Ten years ago a young mother had the opportunity to go to Japan for an overseas fellowship. She left her two small boys with their father for 6 months. During this time, she decided to walk away from her marriage … [Read more...]
Sooo, Saturday my husband offered to go grocery shopping for me. I was thrilled, as I despise grocery shopping {I'm sure you know this already - I make this statement often}. On the list I had written several things, including hearts of romaine lettuce. You know those that have three in a pack? Yes, those. Also on the list were zucchini - 6 of … [Read more...]
Friday afternoon I had to take my 13 year old daughter to the doctor for a physical and four - yes four - shots. I remember how much I dreaded immunizations when both of my kids were little, and how horrible I felt when they looked at my while crying as if to say "Mommy, how can you let someone hurt me?"Luckily my daughter is a real champ when it … [Read more...]
I remember falling quite often as a child. I would get the occasional scraped up knees and bruises, but then I moved on - it was no big deal. In the past few years, I have fallen several times, and let me tell you IT HURTS! I was reminded on our trip to Santa Cruz, how much more it hurts as an adult, when I fall. Yes, I took a tumble … [Read more...]
Last April, when my daughter was on Spring Break, we decided on a whim to go to one of our favorite vacation spots - Santa Cruz! Just my daughter and I went and we had the time of our lives. We made a pact to do this together every Spring, and I think these will make some treasured memories.We are heading to Santa Cruz on Tuesday and will come … [Read more...]
The past three weeks have been crazy busy for me. Do you ever have those periods of time that make you feel like you are honestly going nuts? Since my dad broke his hip three weeks ago, and my son got in the accident, life has thrown me for a loop. My husband's dear grandfather also passed away. My husband hasn't been … [Read more...]
My son called Saturday afternoon and said he had been in an accident (he called from the scene). His voice was shaking and he could barely speak. He was hit by another college student driving a new Camaro (with only 2,700 miles on it). My son's car was t-boned and his car was thrown all over and spun around - the passenger side of the car landed … [Read more...]
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