It was one of those lazy, rainy weekend afternoons. You know the kind, where you sleep in as long as you possibly can, stay in your jammies all day and enjoy just being with each other. Well, Shaun and I were enjoying each other’s company. Mimi had disappeared downstairs somewhere. We got it in our heads . . . → Read More: When Parents Attack
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Shortly before the crack of dawn KT and I climbed out of bed, pulled on our clothes and grabbed her packed bag of belongings. KT had said her goodbyes the night before and in order to avoid another long teary scene we quietly crept out of the house. We sat in a comfortable silence as we . . . → Read More: New Adventures I’ve had a half-written post desperately waiting to be completed sitting in my Live Writer for about a week now. I was all set to finish it when I received notification that a new article of mine has been posted at Life As A Human. Trust me when I say the article is a lot more . . . → Read More: The Tale of Needle and Thread My Delicious is being published at LifeAsAHuman.com today. I hope you join and let me know what your delicious is! Here’s a taste: I ponder all the Delicious things I’m lucky enough to have in my life. The strong arms of my husband holding me tight, the giggles of my two beautiful daughters or even the . . . → Read More: My Delicious KT had been searching for vegan hiking boots for a few months. Little did we know that finding a sturdy leather-free boot would become such an odyssey. In desperation, she finally gave up and searched for a pair online. (Interestingly, she seems to share some of her mother’s reluctance to buy things over the internet. It’s . . . → Read More: The Unexpected Package It was one of those rare Saturdays when I had no absolutely no plans except to sleep in as long as I could. So it was a bit of a shock to my system when my cell phone rang shortly after the Crack O’ Dawn. If it had been the house phone, I would have sworn . . . → Read More: Fighting Dirty One of Mimi’s favorite foods is beans. She gobbles them down in any shape or form (Which can make life rather…um…aromatic…at times) Her most favorite beans, however, are my World(ish) Famous Baked Beans. As I was preparing to make a batch of them for the weekend’s festivities, Mimi insisted on helping me make them. She desperately . . . → Read More: It Ain’t Nothin’ Like Mama’s Vacations are a lot of fun, but let’s face it, they are also a lot of hard work. From the anticipation, the packing, and the endless driving to the disruption of routine, unpacking and loads of smelly laundry. I was so ready to be home when we pulled into our driveway late last night. This morning, . . . → Read More: Hiding Out In The Monster Closet Everybody knows that when you go on vacation, you aren’t supposed to get sick. Well, almost everyone knows that. It seems that Shaun didn’t get the message. Late yesterday afternoon, he started feeling a little under the weather. He thought that maybe his allergies were acting up as we had been doing a lot of driving . . . → Read More: The Basic Necessities My mom likes puzzles. For her, the biggest puzzle of all is tracking down those that have come before her. For as long as I can remember, my mother has been obsessed with finding her “roots”. She and my grandmother would write back and forth to each other, sharing facts, offering suggestions and just trying to . . . → Read More: I’ve Been Living a Lie  |
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