My mom is the calmest person I know. When my brother was in a car wreck and his elbow went through the windshield, he came home from the emergency room all stitched up and showed the family his battle scar. He took off the gauze, crooked his elbow and blood started squirting against the dining … Read more

When I drop my daughter off at her high school, I love to watch the kids walking in. Some are carrying coffee and seem full of energy, some are goofing around with friends, some preoccupied and some half-awake. I’m always curious about what the future will hold for them and would like to tell them … Read more

I’ve reached a point in my life where I can be in the middle of a story, get distracted for a milli-second and then completely lose my train of thought. Sometimes, I glance out the car window, turn back to my husband to continue and I have no clue what I was just talking about. … Read more

If you’ve lived under a rock for the last few years, you might not be aware that birds are everywhere in the decorating world. This is all the funnier because just today I bought a plate with, you guessed it…..birds and why do we all drink the same kool-aid over and over and over again?

Yesterday I got my teeth cleaned. I have not gone in a year. I have such dental phobia that the timing has to be precise. Early a.m. so I don’t have too much time to think about it. Immodium for the pre-diarrhea feeling that kicks in as soon as I get to the parking lot. … Read more

I’m really, really trying to eat better. Less meat and bread, more fruits and veggies. I’ve always eaten breakfast, just not the healthiest kind and so (for the hundredth time) I am attempting to eat oatmeal in the morning. This time I bought a hazelnut blend, added some water, cooked it in the microwave for … Read more

This weekend at church was a heavy-duty Gospel reading about sin. Eye for an eye, cut off the right hand of the thief, divorce, adultery. Halfway through, I wanted to raise my hand and ask if they could shorten this all up for us and state what wasn’t a sin. I was beginning to lose … Read more

Every time I see an infomercial, I think I’ve seen everything and then this comes along. Looking good and taking some pride in your appearance has completely left the building. Behold the Pajama Jean……….. I kid you not.

After a rough night’s sleep, I dragged my weary butt to the kitchen where a full pot of coffee was ready and waiting for me. How I love the genius who thought to put a timer on a coffee maker. If only they could put one of those on me 🙂

I know that there have been numerous studies done on the teenage brain. Sleep, school starts, peer pressure, bullying, food intake, food outake, GPA, college entrance essay, but there is only one study I’m really interested in. Somebody with some credentials behind their name needs to tell me why teenagers never, and I mean NEVER, … Read more