This week was my son't 13th birthday. I can't believe that I've been a mom for such a long time. I can't believe that I must wear heals to be as tall as him.I can't believe how much like me he is...CJ was talking to his uncle just a few weeks ago and Uncle asked what...
Hubby complains a lot that I use strange words. I always just blow him off and think he's just being too picky.But it sort of slapped me in the face the other night when I was helping CJ with his homework.He had written an essay and I was reviewing it for him. He's a...
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens contains A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Tree Story, Nobody's Story, and What Christmas Is As We Grow Older. It was a free book that I downloaded from Barnes & Noble on Christmas. It is also on the...
Piper has, somehow, managed to get herself appointed as the manager of the school's rock band. Unusual? Probably not, until you consider that she's deaf.BN--Amazon--Goodreads--AbeBooksIf Piper had just spent a little more time thinking during her rant at her brother -...
Things have been a bit crazy for the last couple of weeks. Needless to say, anything over the essential posting has not been done by me. Neither has anything that required thought.So, it's with much apology that I ask forgiveness of Cmash for not responding to her...
One recent morning as we were getting ready for school, I heard Zany pattering through the house yelling, "The cabbages are coming! The cabbages are coming!"Now, as I said, we were running late (that translates to at least five minutes behind the time I'm usually...
Cheryl with CMash Loves to Read has bestowed upon me the honor of new awards. For those of you who have not visited her blog, you are definitely missing out. Every day there is something to learn, to do, or to win. I honestly have no idea how she manages to keep up!!...
Well, it's that time of year again. What time is it you ask? It's the beginning of the fall soccer season, of course. Many of you probably don't realize it, but, our family is all soccer all the time. Yes I know many say that - but do they really mean it?My...
I received a phone call this past week from the library. The very nice librarian called to tell me that the books Bug reserved were in.We had reserved several books for CJ, but nothing for But, so a bit confused, I asked, 'Are you sure you don't mean CJ?''No, these...