December 23, 2007 was a fairly average day as far as days are concerned. It was cold. And snowy. Scott and I had taken the girls to Erie, PA to meet up with my best friend who lives in Seattle but was in Cleveland visiting her family. So, we met half way, had a nice […]
Well, if there’s one good thing about being an ‘older’ mom or a mommy a second time around -it’s that you have the wisdom to know the little things DO NOT MATTER. I was looking around today – and honestly, my house is trashed. Like, it’s a mess. Oh, it drives me nuts. It does. […]
I’m livid. For women in general, sure. For society, obviously. But mostly for my daughters. All four of them. I’ll be honest here – I’m not exactly shocked by the idea of men harassing women. No, not at all. It’s happened to me – it’s happened to most women I know. It happens. But to […]
Anybody who knows me – and many who don’t – know how stressed I’ve been about making my daughter’s Halloween costume. Emma is obsessed with space. So she wanted to be Saturn – and well, you can’t buy planet costumes. Believe me, I tried. I scoured the web, Halloween shops, Target – no Saturns. Nothing. […]
I wasn’t sure I could do it. It’s quite daunting, really. Summing up your father’s life in a speech in front of friends and family. Summing up 80 years of an incredible man who’s lived an incredible life. I wasn’t sure I could do it. Writing it. Saying it. All of it. Any of it. […]
Wow. Grief is a powerful emotion. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that. I’ve grieved before – but, this time is different. I grieved when my Grandmother passed away. That was my only ‘big one’ so far. I’ve also grieved for others – who’ve had a great loss. I’ve watched friends grieve […]
It is pretty much impossible to be a blogger and not blog about losing my father. I’ve shared his story; his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia over the past three and a half years. It’s difficult to write this update, difficult to live this update, difficult to even think about it. Although it is […]