This picture hardly needs a caption. The cast and the face say it all. I’d be tempted to whine just a teensy bit except it has been a good long while since I’ve had to make a trip to the ER with one of my boys, and we managed to make this one in under two hours. Hats off to { read more… }

This little plaque hangs on our kitchen wall right next to our stove. It’s in a prominent place so it can serve as a frequent (and much needed!) reminder. Although being happy is not usually an issue for me, one of the things that can threaten my usual happy attitude is the weather. Plain and simple, I don’t like cold { read more… }

Ever heard that before? I couldn’t find the exact origin of that popular saying, but I did find some rather interesting trivia. According to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, President Truman had this sign on his desk throughout his presidency. And, it wasn’t just a desk decoration. On more than one occasion President Truman actually referred to the sign { read more… }

What would the new year be without a post on dieting and exercise? Seriously. I’m likely to get kicked out of the blogosphere if I fail to address this annual dilemma. After all dieting and exercise are big business, and January seems to be the time of the year when everyone gets fired up about both. I might as well { read more… }

It was December 17, 2011. A cool, crisp Saturday night. And I found myself utterly transfixed. Sitting speechless. Tears streaming down my cheeks. A baby changes everything. No, I hadn’t just discovered I was pregnant, or worse yet… okay, let’s don’t even go there. We’ll leave that thought completely untyped. No, I was sitting in the Santa Fe Hall at { read more… }

Well, it has been exactly one month since I last posted on this blog. What have I been doing? Well, glad you asked. I’ve been unpacking. And given that this is what the suitcase looked like when I came home from Romania, it’s no small wonder it has taken me this long.  Notice how I was careful to hide my { read more… }