Blossoming
I just love it when life takes me away from writing, and gives me more experiences from which to draw inspiration! Thank you for continuing to visit, and I'm sorry I haven't been my usual verbose self of late. I'll be back at it very soon...life got in the way. [...]
Pestilence Day
Relaxing in bed to the sounds of my husband in the kitchen making the omelet I taught him to make last night, a smile spread across my face. The kitty jumped up to join me, settling on my chest, gently kneading my shoulder, while rubbing her forehead into my chin, [...]
3 Tips for a Unique Family Vacation
When the weather starts to heat up, all children have the same thought...SUMMER VACATION! Most parents know to book reservations for popular destinations months, sometimes more than a year in advance, but some unique, relatively unknown vacation ideas might surprise you with their availability. Start with the individual family members' [...]
20 Quotes for a Rhythm Change
Have you ever seen a friend after they had drifted out of your life years ago, and were surprised how much their life had changed, but they actually stayed the same and had not grown? Our lives change all the time, how we adapt, and change ourselves to dance to [...]
Parent Virtuoso
My 10 year old Riley, like all kids, takes injustice very seriously. I was talking to him about a recent injustice he observed (okay, I had contradicted myself, and he caught me...what of it?!) and I brought in the "Babies don't come with an owner's manual" quote. The puzzled expression [...]
Keep Your Weather and Other Truths
It always helps me to talk about things with those I trust (okay, maybe I bitch more than talk), and most times, nuggets of wisdom are tossed by friends into my open mind like my 13 year old tosses popcorn up to catch it in his open mouth. During a [...]
