Five things that I wish people knew about me: I believe what I believe. It may not be what you believe but that's okay with me. I am nowhere near as big a bitch as people think that I am.  I speak my mind (or I am silent) but I am tired of being accused of... Continue Reading →

On a Sunday morning last November, I got the call that I had been waiting for and dreading.  My mom wasn't expected to make it through the day.  She did. That evening, I received another call saying that she wouldn't make it through the night.  I live over 500 miles away and I had said goodbye... Continue Reading →

NOTE:  Names changed for privacy. The 7th grade math teacher sent home some "homework" for the parents to write a letter about their child that they would share with the child's other teachers.  We were allowed to have the child write it with us . . . This is what we came up with: So... Continue Reading →

My bookmark says, "FOLLOW your DREAMS".  Good advice.  FOLLOW your DREAMS.  I see this every day when I open and close the book I am reading.  It slaps me in the face every ... single ... time.  FOLLOW your DREAMS But, what are my dreams?  I think that I know.  Maybe I don't.  More accurately,... Continue Reading →

Last night, when she should have been asleep, I heard my youngest daughter in her bathroom where she knocked something on to the floor.  I asked if she was okay and she said that she needed me to come in there.  I did.  On my way in, I saw a trail of blood on the... Continue Reading →

We all have them.  Those points in your life where you are in the right place at the right time, meet that certain person who changes your life, enter a situation that winds up being a crossroads, etc.  Yes, we all have them, but do we recognize them? I have been fortunate throughout my life... Continue Reading →

My mother has Alzheimer's Disease.  She has had it for quite a while.  Now, when I look back, I see that her symptoms started in her mid-50's.  She said and did things that, for her, were strange.  I didn't think anything of it for years; I just assumed she was being her normal bitchy self. ... Continue Reading →

I know that I am not alone.  This time of year is exhausting, exhilarating, fun, tiring, frustrating, joyous, happy, depressing, and a million other things.  As a mom, wife, daughter, sister, and friend, I try to do it all.  I keep thinking that I CAN do it all.  If I try hard enough, I can. ... Continue Reading →