Spring Break at a Retirement Community
Back in the day I can recall watching MTV Spring Break from the comfort of my living room. Fantasizing that some day, when I could get away from my parents, I too will enjoy the thrill of a shake your...
View ArticleWhat is Sexy?
I recently had the realization that my husband and I have been together for 13+ years. That is crazy, especially when I think about how I used to measure relationships in months.Not surprisingly those...
View ArticleI'm not Mama Cass
Recently I went to a sing-a-long at Jack's pre-school. I hadn't gone all year and I thought that before this school year is over (4 days away) I should. I remember when I had school functions and both...
View ArticleMagic Camp
Summer is just around the corner. It must be a very large corner because I have been ready for about 3 months now. Don and I are fortunate enough to be home in the summer. I often day dream about our...
View ArticleRun for your life
Our city has an annual race every June. I first became aware of it twelve years ago when I was planning our wedding. In short, the weekend we wanted to have our wedding was the same weekend of the...
View Article72 hours for a 5 minute conversation
I have been attempting to have a conversation with my best friend for 72 hours. It is not even what I would call a gripping or even relevant conversation, its just a chat that prior to having kids I...
View ArticleCamp drop off
A few months ago my oldest son asked me if he could go to camp. I said no. I didn't even think about it, it just came out, "no". He sulked a bit and walked away. A few days later his friend Joe...
View ArticleCamp Pick Up!
What a long week it has been. Its hard to explain how missing one child can set me off balance and shake the foundation of our entire home. With Parker gone, we distracted ourselves with a short...
View ArticleA Week of Saturdays
My husband and I have our summers off. It sounds dreamy doesn't it? It does to me too ten months out of the year. During those ten months I think of everything I would like to do in the summer. The...
View ArticleBustin' Balls
I never thought of myself as controlling, despite my OCD diagnosis. My issue is obsessing over certain thoughts, not obsessively controlling other people. I always have thought that diagnosis went a...
View ArticleBe Happy.
This morning may have taken the cake as the all time dysfunctional ways to get your kids out of the door in our history. Its a Friday which is weird because usually these things happen on Mondays. I...
View ArticleAin't nobody happy.
I noticed that I have been losing my cool a lot lately. Frankly, the boys have really been pissing me off. Is it ok to say that about your kids? I know they are cute, but cuteness only gets you so...
View ArticleThe little tuxedos
About six months ago we were delighted to learn that Don's younger brother was going to get married. To be honest, we had always hoped for this but never really thought it would happen. Not because he...
View ArticleGoing Home
It has been about three weeks since my uncle passed away. I have found it difficult to grieve in front of the boys. When they notice I am down, they innately, want to cheer me up. Knowing that this is...
View ArticleMy Lifetime Movie
Lifetime was put on this planet for it's holiday movies. With creative titles such as Christmas Eve, Eve was the young ingenue's name, (of course). Or, It's a Wonderful Lifetime. Despite my efforts, I...
View ArticleMy infinite clock
Yesterday my alarm clock failed me. Every week day I set it for 5 a.m. and like an old friend it never fails me. I get up, reset it for Don and go to the gym. This particular morning I woke up on my...
View ArticleKiss my grits, World.
Can you sue someone for exposing you, unwillingly, to an environment that makes you so stressed out you want to eat gobs and gobs of chocolate? And the reason you have access to the chocolate is...
View ArticleOff limits
The school that I attended as a kid was set on an enormous piece of land. When the weather was nice, we were set free to roam. We would play capture the flag and the safe area was a center patch of...
View ArticleA four muffin day
Lately I have been measuring my moods in muffins. A good day would be a zero muffin day, a semi stressful day would be a one muffin day, but anything above two, be warned. This would be considered a...
View ArticleCan I bum a cigarette?
Today I need a cigarette, and that is saying a lot since I have never smoked. I'm just tired and anxious. Obviously tired because of lack of sleep, but mostly tired of our generation and some of the...
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