Amid the daily madness there are moments that make it all worthwhile.
Posts tagged Grace
Neighborhood Pen Pals
0I HAVE PLENTY ON MY MIND THIS WEEK, BUT SOMETIMES A SWEET MOMENT MEANS MORE THAN THE “BIG” ISSUES. Want to know what made me happy today? The fact that my eight year old decorated mailboxes with a neighborhood friend. We searched for several days to find just the right container for their notes. We found this one at JoAnn’s and it was perfect. It met Grace’s requirements for a waterproof More >
Halloween: Teach Your Children Well
06 months ago
HALLOWEEN COSTUME SHOPPING. The season is here to let our families go into fantasyland and dress like their favorite characters and dreams. I’ve told you it’s one of my favorite milestones during the year. Halloween night in our neighborhood is the chance to socialize block by block.
Jordan declared she was going to be a feminine Castiel from Supernatural. She pulled the costume together More >
My Life, Right Now
4INSPIRED BY “DEAR CHRISSY” TO TAKE A LOOK THROUGH MY MOST RECENT SNAPSHOTS AND LOOK AT WHAT THE PAST WEEK CONTAINED — AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THE CHAOS BECOMES A GOOD MEMORY. Family life is busy. I feel like that is the reply I give 99% of the time to those who ask. Invariably there are schedule conflicts each day and a list of items to be finished before the next school day which require some quiet More >
Newbie Notes and Found Pets
0OUR WEEKEND CONSISTED OF CATCHING UP AND SLOWING DOWN. No big trips, no celebrations, just the basics. In the midst of ‘a lot of nothing’ came the ‘little somethings’ which I mark in my mind’s memory. There were baseball practices filled with perfecting a pitch to homeplate. Fall Ball has begun:
A new pet entered our life on Sunday afternoon while swimming in the neighborhood pool. This poor More >
Easter 2012
3WE JUST RETURNED FROM A WONDERFULLY RELAXED SPRING BREAK AND EASTER HOLIDAY IN MY HOMETOWN. We visited my 97 year old grandmother who was alert and talkative. It was nice to see her recovering from some winter rehabilitation and back to her own home. Amazingly she lives independently in an apartment specially made for mobility issues…I venture to say she is healthier than most 40 year olds. Very More >
