Protecting our kids…
Psst – have you entered the sweepstakes today? What are you waiting for? It’s right over there! ———> With the kids all starting school, at all ages, we’re once again having to trust we’ve taught them what they need to know in order to protect themselves while they’re away from our (often over-)protective grasp. As […]
Ok, universe – stop!
Psst – have you entered the sweepstakes today? What are you waiting for? It’s right over there! ———> WTF Universe? Srsly. WTF? So he failed his test. That was bad enough, and he was quite upset – but his day was not to get much better, because, when The boy returned home from work that […]
Letting go…
Since my husband died, one of the hardest things to do has been to watch my son grow up without his father. Wednesday marked the end of our fourth year since his death, and while we keep moving on, keep plugging away day to day, his loss is something still very fresh and raw – […]
Zits!
No, no no. Not the “Omgewgrosspopthatbeforeittakesovertheworld” kind, but the cartoon kind! That still sounds bad. Anyway – the comic strip Zits, is finally letting one of it’s characters come of age! The ever lovely Marissa let me know earlier this month that all through August we can watch the star character, Jeremy Duncan, turn 16 […]
Boys and their toys…
You know what they say – boys never grow up. They just get bigger toys. Today I have a very happy boy! You see, a few months ago, I had the chance for a new/used jeep, and the boy helped me buy it by taking the old jeep off my hands. He didn’t want the […]
