08 Feb On becoming the Tooth Fairy
My baby girl just lost her first tooth. That may not seem like a big deal to those of you without children, but I remember when that tooth first broke through her gums. If I...
My baby girl just lost her first tooth. That may not seem like a big deal to those of you without children, but I remember when that tooth first broke through her gums. If I...
Yes, that's about how I feel. I just checked Facebook. Fail. Overall I've been doing better with that--checking Facebook less, usually just once a day. Saturday was a long day with the kids, though. Todd was gone all day and I allowed myself to be...
It's Friday again. Woo hoo! Today I join The Gypsy Mama to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Real".GOReal life is something you...
I signed up to run a half-marathon. Every Sunday morning I run about three easy miles with my friend, Ariana. And somehow I thought that qualified me to start training for a 13.1-mile race that’s...
It’s over. I drank coffee. I ate a muffin and drank more coffee. To be precise, I drank a peppermint mocha at my new favorite coffee house. I celebrated, sort of. I am glad it’s...
TGIF! Today I join The Gypsy Mama again to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Vivid". GOThis morning as I looked at the word...
The past two weeks and three days have been tough. I knew it would be difficult. Still I thought, I can do anything for three weeks. Anything. It’s only three weeks. And then it’s over.But I didn’t expect it to be like this. I’m not...
It's Friday again. Glory be! I've had a horrid cold this week and it's finally getting better. Yes, I am a big whiner when I'm sick. I try not to whine, but I'm just ready for a weekend right now.And you know what happens on...
We were driving home from the Farm Show the other night (yes, we are hicks) and after the kids had fallen asleep and we'd driven out of range of WJTL, Todd turned to the CD player for music. That thing rarely gets used anymore. U2...
I haven't done this in a month, but here I am again on a Friday, unleashing myself on the world for five minutes flat. No over thinking. Which is just what I need this week. The prompt is "Open".Go.I'm open. That is a fact. As...