Jun 17
Victoria and I did a novel thing Friday night. At least, it was novel for us. No one else in a three hundred mile radius would have blinked an eye, but we established a new mother-daughter bonding activity: Trampoline Manicures. You must realize that the novelty of this is that I actually, in fact, enjoyed more »
Jun 02
A couple of months ago my parents introduced us to juicing. Mom and Dad were experimenting with juice recipes and happily sharing their discoveries. A few days before my own introduction, they showed my husband the wonders of the juice machine and enthusiastically gave him a glass full of some celery concoction. Dom is NOT more »
Mar 08
Some ticks of the clock have the power to take our breath away. I think those moments exist to remind us who we are and why we’re here. They come from out of nowhere, flooding our souls with either joy or melancholy or simply reason to reflect. I experienced one of these moments just the more »
Jan 12
If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you may recall my prior experiences with organic coffee. The coffee itself was okay, but nothing to write home about. The side effect for me was that after a week or so of drinking it, I was unable to tolerate any desserts. The first bite more »
Jan 01
Exactly six weeks ago I was driving my car and talking to my kids about their falling grades and sagging attitudes. I had to admit that I, too, was not quite myself in the home-stretch of waiting for our home to be built. My kiddos, who are usually good students, were seeing their second-quarter grades more »
Nov 17
So, you all know we’re building a house, and we are just about ready to move in. The floors are being laid, we have lights and heat, and it looks more and more like a home every day. I am really pleased with all my countertops. This island is my favorite part: As the granite more »
Oct 16
This past weekend we gave our fluffy little bunny rabbits, Marsha Mallow and Graham Cracker, away. It was harder than I thought it would be. For the past two years we have played with, nurtured, fed and humored these two bunnies. We have given them baths (which we weren’t supposed to do, I later more »
Oct 08
I’m thrilled to have been approached again with a guest post! John O’Connor writes about speech and hearing issues, and he shares information on how living a healthy lifestyle can benefit our auditory systems. I have to admit that I never considered how hearing ties in with all the positive changes we have implemented in more »
Sep 28
They say there are five major stresses in a person’s life: Change in marital status Moving Changing jobs Birth/addition of a child Death of a loved one In the spring of 1996 I had all but one of those stresses at the same time. Within the span of six weeks I got married, moved across more »