I had this post in my head all day and why I decided to write it after my book club meeting tonight, I will never know.  And, because of that fact, I will not be able to give it the due respect I had in my mind this morning. What would one do without friends in their life?  I can't i...

I have always been drawn to a somewhat simpler lifestyle even though we are surrounded by a society that thrives on the newest, loudest, blingiest, fastest thing and I live in a house that is far from simple, in the middle of a subdivision. But, in my heart, I want simple. Which could be why I am dr...

I was sitting in the family room this morning, reading, while the boys alternated their video game playing between World Wrestling and Call of Duty. And it struck me how boys will be boys no matter what you try and instill early on.  (I know, duh). When the boys were little I refused any toy g...

I received an email invitation to join AARP today.  Don't those bastards know that my mental stability is at risk and that crap only makes it worse?  Or, do they simply not care? Hmpf.  I. Am. Not. That. Old. Yet....

...makes you stronger. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Shut up. Who says shit like that? And, what does it mean really? What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?  So, if I escape a murderer, am I really stronger or am I just scared shitless?  If I thwart a bullet at point blank range (yes, I have ...

Tired.Sleepy. Exhausted.Fell asleep twice today.Once when I was finishing my book and waiting to pick the kids up from school.And again tonight when I was late picking Josh up from the church. (Oops)My minutes when the kids are in school are like those precious hours when the kids were babies ...

I am a courteous driver.  I really am.  I know I grew up driving in Los Angeles.  And then dealt with endless traffic in San Diego.  But, I always wave a little thank you when someone lets me in or lets me go at a stop sign.  I don't hit other people's car with ...

I have tried to come up with many ways my kids (and me) can stay connected to Larry while he is in Pennsylvania.   For starters we have regular phone conversations and each kid gets to talk to/see dad with the web-cam, alone, every night.  We send him care packages (I finally...

1.  You know when you buy a certain car in a certain color you suddenly see that type and color car EVERYWHERE?  That is happening with this whole Pennsylvania thing.  Everywhere we turn we see Pennsylvania in the news; read books set in Pennsylvania; authors that live in Pennsylva...

At the beginning of the year I had never even heard of this company.  Then, I was invited to a "party" and was hooked.  These pretty little warmers with scented wax squares that come in literally a hundred different scents.  Heaven.  Seriously. I have two different ...