Hindsight

When Timothy was 3 and Sarah was a newborn, there was a problem in play group.  One of the mothers had an unpleasant, violent  child.    To make matters worse, the mother rubbed us all the wrong way from the get go (she was fairly new to the area) and people were leaving the group because [...]

Falling

I have always loved Autumn.  As a child, I always loved returning to school – even when I “hated” school  the fact that I would see my friends, be out of my house and be back in a regular routine in a place where I could excel if I chose to do so was comforting.  I love [...]

Not so Suburban Soccer Mom

Sarah wants to be the next Mia Hamm.  She is a force to be reckoned with on the field; a bundle  fiercely competitive  sinewy muscle with boundless energy.  She has that amazing combination of pride and sense of team that makes her perfect for sports like this.   Every time she makes an awesome pass or [...]

Update

I have had quite a lot going on, and have been neglecting the poor blog.  So, here is what is new… blurb style a la Facebook;

I got another job.  I am now working 7 days a week,  averaging out to around 45 to 50 hours.   The new job is at a local garden center and [...]

Here’s the Easter Rabbit, Horray!

Happy Easter Rabbit, Horray!

I admit I love Easter candy.  My favorites are the solid chocolate bunny and the Cadbury Mini-eggs.  I made the mistake of buying a bag of  Mini-eggs a week ahead of time  and had to go out and get more.  Tragic, really.    This year I found “gourmet” corn-syrup free jelly beans, [...]

Laundry Detergent

I can’t remember the last time I paid for toothpaste, shavers or deodorant… I get them all free.  However, there are some things I cannot get free, and laundry detergent is usually one of them.  I do sometimes get a free sample for one washer full, but really that does not make any sort of [...]

A Love Letter

I wrote this a few years ago for a writing prompt and an re-publishing it for two reasons.  One, I still like it.  Two, March 11th is the day I became a mother.
Happy Birthday to my little baby.
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Sunday, November 21, 2004
I never really thought about writing love letters before.   I wrote poems (many bad), short [...]

The Autism Society

While we were on vacation spending 24/7 with Timothy, Aldo and I quickly saw the behaviors the school keeps calling about manifest while Timothy had to do some school work.  It was heartbreaking to realize that my child was suffering so much and I had no real idea.  I think Aldo felt even worse about [...]

Road Trip in a Nut Shell

Everyone lived, and that is the most important thing, really.
It took 38 hours to drive there and another 35 back, despite GoogleMap’s assurances it would only take 33.   On the trip out, we stopped over night in a town in Oklahoma that I am pretty sure was wholly made up of a [...]

Road Trip

Tired.  Here’s a few thousand words…