My older daughter and I get along great. She’s the easygoing one in the family, ready to laugh at her own mistakes and doesn’t stay angry for long. Must be my genetics. But for the sake of this blog, I will call her Drama Queen or DQ, an affectionate nickname for her in our family. […] Read more…
For the first time in my life, I have to travel for work. Right now it’s only one day a month…but being away for even one day is a huge adjustment for my family. For the first few trips, we were all struggling with managing my time away. But slowly, I started to see this […] Read more…
I’ve never thought about my blood pressure. Isn’t that the topic of conversation in retirement homes? Lately, it’s on my mind because we have teenagers in the house. Conversations that begin with, “Mom, don’t freak out, but….” raise my blood pressure numbers, as does Call Display with the school’s phone number. Mostly it’s my 16-year-old […] Read more…
I’ve wanted to start blogging for over a year now. Sometimes I can be a perfectionist, so I think this has delayed my first post. I’ve been researching blogging, visiting blogs, exploring blog designers online….mostly doing everything but blogging! ha ha! So I’ve decided to jump in and just start, even though I do not […] Read more…