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I think it's about time for something a bit lighter, don't you? We've had an awful lot of life around here lately, and I think we're all a bit weary from it; at least, that's what I'm chalking today up to. We (the kiddos and I) have been testy, grumpy, annoyed and downright surly for [...]

I'm thinking a lot about age these days; growing old, feeling old, acting old. Perhaps it was the heart attack my dad had, or my time with my grandma over the weekend, but it seems to be hitting closer to home than I'd like to admit. I realize that it's a blessing to grow old. [...]

Tonight should be a special night for my girl. It’s the Daddy Daughter dance for her Girl Scout troop; a 50’s theme, special time with the most important man in her life, girlfriends to be silly with and enough sugar to keep her flying high until Tuesday night. Should be. I do my damndest to [...]

Here we are again….beginning another year. January was a funny month. Funny ha-ha as well as funny ironic, right down to the weather. I don't know that I recall a January devoid of snow and filled with days that required only a sweater or a light jacket, but that's what we've been enjoying. And you'd [...]

I've been stuck lately. Consumed with the thought that nothing I have to share is original, much less inspirational. I type and then backspace, reminding myself with each stroke that what I just thought has not only already been expressed, but expressed more eloquently, or with a sharper wit or a funnier joke. So I've [...]

With all due respect and mad props to the ubiquitous Carrie Bradshaw, I doubt the heady euphoria she felt as she slid her foot into those slinky Manolo Blahnik shoes was even close to how I felt when the hunky* FedEx man graced my doorstep holding this thing of beauty: That's right! It's a beautiful yellow [...]

Here we are….a full year later and still hopping. A huge thanks to Margie who hosts this monthly event. It keeps me accountable to checking in with my One Little Word and for that I am grateful. The January 1 hop goes live at 8 a.m. PST, and the entire list is below. If you're [...]

I never get tired of talking about music. My kids get tired of me talking about it, or telling them to shush so I can listen to a song they know I've heard a bazillion times. I can't help it. The good memories I have of my mother revolve around music; she'd pile us in [...]

December 17 prompt from ReSound11: What's the one thing you've come to appreciate most in the past year? I can't choose just one….seriously, I'm supposed to choose just one?! Impossible, when I sit and actually think of everything in my life. There's no way to really compare so many different things from different parts of [...]

No,not the sex talk. Been there, done that. Even so, this one is uncomfortable, too, because it is about something that's just as private and intimate: money. Adam's simple request last night spurred a two hour discussion not only about the cost of the upcoming milestones and adventures in his life, but also about identity [...]