Post Vacation Reality Check
I had just survived a 22-hour car ride home with three teenagers in the backseat. My bottom surely expanded another two inches from the countless hours of idleness. Despite these truths and the...
View ArticleMoms of Teen Boys: Be Encouraged!
I got longer than most Moms. More hugs, more “I love you’s”, more devotion from my son than any other Mom I know. That was, until he turned 14 years and two months old. In one overnight sleep from...
View ArticleMy face through my son’s hockey helmet…
My son’s wide, blue eyes beamed through the cage of his hockey helmet, and I noticed he was really looking at me. I was standing over him in the Emergency Room, as he lay on a stretcher, still in...
View ArticleLoreal Voluminous Mascara
At 40-something and having a 16-year old daughter who is very into makeup, we have used countless mascaras in our home. Although I’m always willing to try something new, I inevitably go back to Loreal...
View ArticleMy Empty-Bucket List
For many years, I’ve conducted an activity with my college students, asking them to create their own version of the famous “Bucket List”. I warn them that the list should not include professional...
View ArticleWhy I Started Blogging
Inspired by another blogger who shared her reasons in a post, here are mine: 1.) The “timing” of “loneliness”. Despite more activity in our nest than in years gone by (continuous house traffic from...
View ArticleIs College Worth It?
There are two dominant themes throughout the book Is College Worth It? by William J. Bennett and David Wilezol: 1) overpriced higher education and 2) considering the heights of underemployment and...
View ArticleChoose My Battles?
Last week my husband suggested that I more carefully “choose battles” with my twin 16-year olds. Spending so much time together during the summer apparently had me criticizing them about “stupid...
View ArticlePost Updates
For those who have been following this still-beginner blogger … THANK YOU! It remains a hodge-podge of my current life experiences, but I hope it will eventually evolve into something more...
View ArticleGetting Ahead or Enjoying the Moment?
Recently, my daughter had her very first job interview. After we decided on her outfit and printed a copy of her resume, I wondered if they’d offer a 401K plan. Although utterly absurd, the thought...
View Article3 Teenagers with 97 Practices and 68 Games – In 60 days.
My girls each play one fall sport and my son plays two. Since he has a lighter ice hockey schedule this year, he joined Varsity soccer as a second sport. The above title does not include Saturday...
View ArticleThe TV Show The Middle is Funny. Everything Else “Middle”… Not So Much.
Sure we all like the show The Middle. But I like little else involving “The Middle”. How about you? Middle Age is surprisingly everything everyone older than me said it was. There really are aches...
View ArticleHomemade Pancakes
This is my go-to recipe when my kids have friends sleep over, and I’ve made these pancakes on several school mornings as well! I also use store-bought box mix, but when I serve these homemade pancakes,...
View ArticleThe Ducks Will Follow
Walking through my favorite local park, I stopped to watch a Mama duck cross my path with her four offspring. The waddling brood weren’t babies and they weren’t fully grown, so I immediately identified...
View ArticleI’m Going to Read the Entire Bible – This Week!
I have days when I’m disappointed with the amount of time I’m spending on worldly routine vs. the time I’m spending connecting with God. About six times a year, I resolve to “get better” with my...
View ArticleThe (Un) Enthusiastic Mom
Ten years ago I had a quote on my cork board in my home office. It read: “Be the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.” One of my friends spotted it one day and laughed, “That’s you alright.”...
View ArticleShhh…I’ve Been Doing “Nothing”!
My husband and I are both “A-” personalities. I know a few true type-A’s, and while I might admire their daily sanitized and shining kitchen floors, that’s not happening in my house! Therefore, I’m an...
View ArticleNormal Is Good
After a fitful sleep last Thursday night, I stumbled into the bathroom half-awake on Friday morning. Going through my regular routine, I held a cotton ball in my hand, ready to use toner on my face....
View ArticleI Can’t Be All Things To My Kids
Gulp. I said it. Once upon a time, I really believed I was all things to my kids. That is probably normal for young Moms with small children. Or, maybe I was just an egomaniac, but I’m going with the...
View ArticleThe Curiosities of Blogging
I’ve learned so much about blogging in the last year! Two of my favorite things are: 1) Reading posts and comments of other parents. Your stories have made me laugh out loud at my computer and others...
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