Happy Sunday, Journeyer! I’m preparing this post from the passenger seat of our very loyal minivan! Yes, we’re on the road, again. Like my mother’s father, I give all of my vehicles a name, usually some form of Bessie, which is what I remember my grandfather calling his prized pickup. Our Bessie, a 2004 Chrysler Town & Country, started the … Read More
Visions of Sugarplums
Journeyer, as most of you know, Christmas is my most favorite time of year. I love almost everything about the season: The lights… The sounds… The spirit of giving and that beautiful thing that is the gift of receiving… The wonderful smells that waft through my house be they during my holiday baking days, the ham cooking on our family’s … Read More
Hypnotic Happy
Journeyer, I had the most amazing experience this past week… Most of us are no stranger to stress, and I am definitely no exception. With life already a bit crazy busy and a mounting saga at work, I knew I had to do something… So I phoned a friend. That statement alone makes me smile and tickles my happy organ! … Read More
It’s a Happy, Golden Day
One of my favorite toddler videos was one where they sang this sing-along: It’s a happy, golden day; come along let’s sing and play; Singing makes us feel just great, Sing a song that’s happy and bright… too-do-doo-do… It was a rare occasion that my children were cranky, ornery, or downright obstinate (though Big Guy has always flirted with those … Read More
A Few Bittersweet and Salty Days
Well, Journeyers, today I’m writing from a lobby in the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. This place is exquisite, from this enormous cut floral arrangement… to the balcony views… to the marble bathrooms… Yep, we’re on the road, again. This time we hit the skyways to support Fave in his national competition. After nearly a year of nursing … Read More
I Matter
No matter our location, our age, our temperament, our prestige, or our personality, we will somewhere, sometime, encounter people who treat us as inferior. Often those people are strangers, sometimes colleagues, yet sometimes those people are friends, and sometimes, sadly, family… As I typed the word sadly I thought about what a therapist once said, “We don’t have to … Read More
My Three Sons
This past week is a bit of a blur, Journeyer, and I can’t believe it’s Sunday! Then, again, I’m so freaking HAPPY that it’s Sunday!! Why? Because I’ve been counting down the last fourteen days until I could spend an entire week with my two boys. Big Guy’s task had been to find one college he wanted to visit over … Read More
I Believe…
“How was your Christmas,” I asked the clerk. “I’m glad it’s over,” she replied, “I’m not a fan of the holiday.” She went on to share a few lamentations about shopping and parties, her words sort of trailing off as she ticked off a few other dislikes. Within hours of gift exchanges and Santa’s arrival, numerous Facebook statuses declared … Read More
Family, Fun, and Holiday Festivities
Beauty and Fave made it home safely… School’s out for a glorious SIXTEEN DAYS! Our home has been filled with laughter, love, and liveliness… Rousing games of the silliest sort of Mario fun… and, of course, an occasional serious discussion or two… signs of continued growth and healing for all of us… The stockings are hung… The shopping is done… … Read More
Christmastime Magic
It’s my favorite time of year, Journeyers. And for the first time ever I got to spend a little bit of it in one of my most favorite places: New York City. I spent one glorious, snowy, and blustery Saturday with four fabulous women and one incredibly delightful fifth grader. There were so many magical moments that fed my … Read More