CAUTION: Strong Opinions Ahead!

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015Normally, I don’t initiate conversations about certain subjects with people I don’t know very well.  I reserve those deep, philosophical talks about politics, religion or extra-terrestrials for my closest friends or family members.  But there is an alarming trend in our world today that makes me want to say a few words that some may find controversial or even offensive. I’m tired of being told I Continue Reading

Oh, That Smell

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015Late last spring my oldest was taking some things out of our family SUV when the back glass simply shattered.  He was very upset when he came back in the house, claiming that he hadn’t slammed it shut or done anything to break the window – it had just broken all on its own.  And as I had been watching him through the kitchen window, I Continue Reading

She’s Got “The Look”

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015I have a lot few pet peeves:  Poor grammar and other language blunders; people who insist on telling me the entire plot of a movie or TV show; having to repeat myself because the object of my conversation wasn’t paying attention … these are some of the top things that irritate me beyond reason.  Lately, well, for about the past 11 years or so, there has Continue Reading

In Sickness and In Health

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015Well, I’ll be honest … after last year’s complicated, placenta previa -plagued pregnancy and c-section delivery of our fourth child AND the subsequent blood infection that landed me back in the hospital a mere 3 weeks later – I thought I’d seen the last of the “in sickness” portion of our wedding vows for a while.  We had a round of the same about 9 years Continue Reading

Halloween Happiness

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015I don’t like to be scared.  I don’t like scary movies, scary situations – I even read books with a semi-scary plot in the day time only.  So it should come as no surprise to anyone that I don’t like to dress my kids in scary or gory costumes for Halloween.  Most often, I let them have the final say on their costume ideas and I Continue Reading

Time Flies

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015When I was a kid, I often heard this expression but never really understood what it meant.  Now that I’m an adult, and especially a parent, I am keenly aware of the rapid passing of time. This week we celebrated my youngest son’s first birthday.  And I swear to you it was only a couple of months ago that he arrived.  I cannot wrap my head Continue Reading

Cooking Without Cash

This post was most recently updated on May 18th, 2015Over the course of our 16+ year marriage, there have been many challenges of various sorts.  There have been health issues, growing pains as we adjusted to sharing space, bruised feelings … and periods of financial stress.  Sometimes the lack of funds came because of an unexpected repair or emergency.  Sometimes, unemployment or slow periods of business made it hard to make two ends meet.  And Continue Reading

Let’s Talk About Sex

This post was most recently updated on May 17th, 2015Whoo!  Got your attention, didn’t I?  You naughty thing … Well, maybe you’re not naughty.  Maybe you’re just like me – a mom/business owner/wife who doesn’t have as much time/freedom/privacy to partake in the, um, more romantic parts of your relationship as you did several years and four kids ago.  And maybe, like me, you find yourself thinking, from time to time, “Wouldn’t it be nice Continue Reading