Yesterday, my oldest daughter, Alena, asked if I would like to accompany her and my almost 2 year old granddaughter, Mavis, to Walmart for some things that she needed. I agreed, and started off the trip smiling, even from the parking lot of the...
Deck to Page 10 Lately, I’ve noticed a common thread in conversations—so many people are coming down with something, feeling stressed out, or just plain overwhelmed. When life piles on, it’s easy to get caught in the cycle of “push harder, do more.”...
As it has become a family tradition, my sisters, mom and bonus dad trek to Hilton Head every September for a week at the beach. It is a great time. My Aunt Patti went with us last year, but was unable to make it this year. We will miss her. We are...
I have a thirteen year old daughter that is actively REALLY teenagering. She is teenagering so hard it leaves the rest of us frequently sitting with big eyes and sideways glances the moment she walks away from us. As she is the fourth daughter, my...
Homecoming season always stirs up conversation, the football games, the dances, the dresses. Recently, I came across a Scary Mommy post joking about the length and size of homecoming dresses. Some people laughed, the comments quickly became a...
Books to Blogs #8 Mindful Souls sent me a three year journal that I decided to pull a question from. The journal title is One Question a Day for Positivity. The question to reflect on asks: Whose art inspires you? Two names surfaced...
Reusable shopping bags of all shapes and sizes have become a way of life for most of us, but the problem comes in when we end up with piles and piles of them littering our homes. The irony sometimes is, even though we have many many bags at home...
Last week, a dog showed up in our yard. Our dogs went nuts and damn near jumped through a window. I left him alone for a while, even though he was terribly cute—a Blue Heeler mix of some sort. However, we had a water leak and there were workers in...
Hey Folks! We try our best to be with you each week on Thursday night 7pm for happy hour but in spite of our best efforts we sometimes have to take some time for travel or other prior commitments. In an effort to keep you informed of what we know in...
I watched my granddaughter, Mavis, today through the afternoon and evening. Through her sticky hands, and 80 books, and through all of the things she usually asks for: Miss Rachel, her legs tickled, strawberry kefir, being asked what a monkey says...