Two weeks ago A1 called and invited my daughters to a tea party. She said to dress them up fancy. My girls were all excited and picked out their outfits the night before. So as I am making dinner the night before the tea party A1 calls and says “What are you wearing to…
Reworked… And You’ll Thank Me for It!
Okay, when I started this post 2 days ago it was 12:23 in the morning, and I was exhausted and delirious. I just got a chance to come back to it today because, you see, my life it is utter chaos, and I can not contain it! My chaos spills over into the next days and…
Leaving the stress behind
I am departing this morning on a short trip to de – stress and already I feel better. When an unplanned ear infection (ok, is there any other kind?) meant my son couldn’t fly I was going to cancel this vacation all together. We had planned to attend Airventure in Oshkosh, with the B2Osh group…
Short post, big news
Big stuff going on in the world this week: A passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine killing almost 300, mostly Dutch. Pro-Russian rebels and Russia say it was Ukraine but the rest of the world suspects Russia and the rebels they support are to blame. This further pits Russia against Europe in an already…
Girl Power
Last week I had a melt down. The hole in my ceiling that had been there since Thanksgiving had not yet been fixed, as a matter of fact the only reason there was a piece of dry wall in the hole with a rough mud job on it was because my brother did it. I…
Turn that Frown Upside Down…We All Have Rough Times
We all have bad days, or runs of days, weeks, months and I’m not even sure this one is done yet for me. I find it helpful (writing it even more-so) to count my blessings instead of wallowing in my frustration. I know you’ve all had times like this so take some comfort in knowing someone…
What Little Boys are Made Of
I had a friend once tell me “I can neither take credit or blame for the words that come out of my kids mouths.” I did not fully understand this till I had 3 little bundle of joy of my own. Conversation overheard between a 4-year-old girl and boy (my girl, and the…
Spring/Summer 2014 Elections around the World and a little more
European Union European Parliament (EP) elections were held between 22 and 25 May. Across the 28 member-states the centre-right European People’s Party won the most seats, but came up well short of a majority. Representatives from the Roughly a quarter of all seats went to parties skeptical of the EU (or protest parties), thus, the…
Beyond the Back Seat
I have a Mini-Van. I have a love/hate relationship with it. I love that it does everything that I need it to do. It can haul 3 kids and 3 dogs at the same time to my mom’s house with room in the trunk for all the juice boxes and Coke Zero I require for…
Where’s My Brick?
I (H) am on the phone this afternoon talking with my friend and all of a sudden she turns into a raving lunatic. I have to start this narrative by telling you that my friend A2 is the perfect example of Southern Belle (with that cute slow southern drawl and everything). I saw her…