I perused Twitter and Facebook for my Year in Review, so I thought it only fair to go back through my blog posts and see which ones were most popular. I realize a post about my most popular posts is probably not a great strategy. Because if they are popular they have already been read. But it's nice to see what you liked. The top ten most popular posts were all photo challenges, so I eliminated those and here is what is left: When I Say Merry Christmas Great Food Truck Race - … [Read more...]
I sat down several times over the last day and a half to write a post. But honestly, the words just would not come. I wanted to write, I felt I needed to write and I was ready to write. Writing has become my therapy. But there was nothing. Just a big broken heart and the feeling of loss. Yesterday, Brennan did something that did not make me happy. After talking about it, he came up to me and said he was sorry. Then he said, "I don't want you to think I am a bad person." I sat him down … [Read more...]
I try to buy pink to ward off the males in my male dominated house. You can tell that doesn't work. I am guessing Brennan doesn't want to take a chance on it spilling. … [Read more...]
A conversation between Carter, Way and Me. Carter: Can I change my name to Gandolf? Me: No. Carter: Well I am going to change it when I am old enough to do it. Me: Can I get a recording of this to play back to you someday? Carter: Well, not Gandolf. Maybe Dumbledore. Way: You don't want to change your name to Dumbledore. Cool character, stupid name. Carter: You don't know that it is a stupid name. Me: You know what's stupid? This conversation. I never did get the … [Read more...]
Who has the book, the key, the logic to the teenaged mind? I know it is not me. And it has to be out there somewhere or this is God's form of entertainment - sort of like me watching Parenthood. I know you can relate whether you are a mom or not, with my desire to raise my children to reach their full potential. If they are sabotaging their future, it is my (and every mom's) duty to stop them at all costs. Nothing too out of the ordinary here, right? Nothing you would report me to CPS … [Read more...]
