Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on May 8th, 2011
To all of you who are mothers, grandmothers, “other mothers,” aunts, guardians or to those of you like my friend, Mark, who have been placed in the role of both mother and father, Happy Mother’s Day to you. You have the most important job there is — raising kids to be kind, decent, responsible human [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on Jan 3rd, 2011
Happy 2011! My parents, sisters and I have been discussing the meaning of happiness lately. With a variety of ideas tossed back and forth, I think my sister put it best, at least for me, when she said, “…contentment ultimately is much nicer than happiness, the pursuit of which paradoxically only leads to unhappiness.” Happiness, [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on May 31st, 2010
Rachel and Andie read the poems they wrote for Veteran’s Day at tonight’s community Memorial Day program, so I thought it would be fitting to share them with you as well, on this day when we remember those who have fought to get and keep our freedoms. Serving Our Veterans Piece By Piece By Rachel [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on May 10th, 2010
I’ve been seriously bummed today. Not only did it start raining (yet AGAIN) soon after the kids left for school, but their grandpa is in the hospital and the doctors can’t quite figure out what’s wrong with him. Worst of all, my dear friend miscarried her baby boy yesterday. I don’t want to go into [...]
Posted in Holidays on May 9th, 2010
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunts and those who fill the role of mom to people in their lives. I’m sitting here in my bedroom, watching TV, surfing the internet, playing mindless computer games and catching up on my magazines, while my children are keeping themselves occupied elsewhere. I told them they’re [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on May 4th, 2010
WHAT I WANT THAT I’LL NEVER ACTUALLY BUY MYSELF: A toothpaste dispenser. Toothpaste is the biggest thorn in my side these days. My boys manage to smear it all over the sink, on the floor, the door, themselves and in the medicine cabinet. Apparently they have no clue how to put the lid back on [...]
Posted in Holidays on Apr 3rd, 2010
If you celebrate Easter, have a wonderful holiday weekend! We dyed Easter eggs with the cousins this morning and plan to do an outdoor Easter egg hunt this afternoon. Excitement is running high! What are your family’s Easter traditions?
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on Jan 2nd, 2010
One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2010 is to be more honest and personal in my blogging. There are several subjects I’ve been wanting to tackle that are going to require depth, courage and exposing some of my most raw feelings. While this is daunting for several reasons, I’m generally a very open person, [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on Dec 31st, 2009
New Years: A time of renewal, of starting over, of somehow making life better. At least that’s what we tell ourselves. God knows we all need a fresh start from time to time, the hope that we can be better people, better parents, better in our businesses, maybe even, gulp, happier than we’ve been in [...]
Posted in Holidays, Miscellaneous on Dec 25th, 2009
I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season, whatever you celebrate. As for us, we’re in the middle of a blizzard out here in the middle of nowhere, U.S.A. Rather cozy, at this point, though I’m sure cabin fever will strike eventually. We’re all nestled in and have had a nice, relaxing day [...]
