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On not being heard...
Marriage and relationships are the hardest part of our lives. Being with someone for a long period of time is difficult. No longer do you have the new and exciting relationship that you started out with, it is replaced with familiarity and sometimes contempt. After many years, and many rains......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-02 10:12:50 | Rating:

| Views: 76 | Comments: 5 | Tags: husband doesn't listen.

Nicknames for Children...
Last night I heard from Sunshine..who kindly suggested I give her brother a nickname for my blog. To be honest..Sunshine is what I called my daughter as a baby. She was born at 12:22 am after some hours of labor and over 100 stitches..I had her naturally without the benefit of medication. I......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-03 10:06:21 | Rating:

| Views: 73 | Comments: 8 | Tags: nicknaming my children

The Beat Goes On......
Yesterday was an uneventful day. Work went well as usual..I have a great group of little sweeties to work with. One is on vacation and I had one begin school so there were only 5 here. I heard from Sunshine midday..seems like her new job (she started yesterday) may not give her many hours. In......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-03 10:42:43 | Rating:

| Views: 49 | Comments: 2 | Tags: responsibility my boring life :O

Keeping It Real......
I got married exactly one month shy of my 20th birthday to a man who was 6 months my junior. We had dated for almost two years, in an intense sweep you off your feet love affair. He adored me and I him, and we set off in wedded bliss. The next 25 years of my life rushed past me with the births......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-05 10:11:53 | Rating:

| Views: 56 | Comments: 2 | Tags: marriage again :D

I Married My Dad...
This weekend was eventful. Hubby and I commited to improving the landscaping in front of our home. We purchased this home in 1993 and have done little to the landscaping since. When we bought the house it was nicely landscaped..with small boxwoods in a large bed at the entrance. As time......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-09 08:22:58 | Rating:

| Views: 61 | Comments: 7 | Tags: working together

Walking On the Safe Side.....
I consider myself a safe person. Since childhood, I have always been safe, careful and aware of my surroundings. I think this may have come from the fact that my parents read True Detective magazines and left them lying around the house. In the bathroom there was always a stack of these......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-10 09:17:48 | Rating:

| Views: 26 | Comments: 3 | Tags: close call gut instincts yikes

Dear Mama...
Dear Mama, It has been three months since you passed away, it seems like years. While I know you are at peace and you are no longer in pain, your days dragging from one to the other, either preparing for dialysis or recovering from it. I know you are in a place of peace and comfort,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-15 12:40:17 | Rating:

| Views: 61 | Comments: 4 | Tags: Mama sadness death

An Update for You ...
So life is moving right along. Sunshine is totally settled in at college and Charlie Brown is rocking his junior year in high school. Hubby and I have been relaxing a lot due to the cooler weather moving in and bmx racing slowing down. We have yet to plant any flowers in our new flower bed, but......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-17 09:49:25 | Rating:

| Views: 27 | Comments: 0 | Tags: update family home

The True Measure of Friendship....
Ran into an old friend this weekend, we will call her J. She lives across town from me, but we rarely see each other.. J and I are always so happy to see each other. and we always wonder why life gets in the way.. First a little history... When I met J she was......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-22 09:25:59 | Rating:

| Views: 58 | Comments: 3 | Tags: friendship comfort

Whiney Mondays......yuck!!!
Yuck!!! It is Monday, whiney Monday to be exact. We have 4 boys (3-4) and 2 girls (3). The day has been wrought with fights and whining. Why?? you might ask..Let us put it this way. All preschool age children and most early school age children are exhausted come Monday. Parents, pushed for......Read More