Family

Ode to a Dad…

To all those dads out there who are fearless: He who is not scared of a little old messy diaper Who will not be intimidated by a sink full of dishes One that won’t run away from a pile of dirty laundry One that can remain calm in a...

Photo Challenge: Skyline

Happily distracted today with meeting the once a day May Photo Challenge. I know this is a bit of a cheat, as when most people they think of the word skyline they think of a favorite cityscape.  But, one of our favorite local get aways is the fairly nearby...

A Mama’s Prayer…

God grant me the patience to let go of the things that I can not change. Like the fact that my son is a whole lot like myself, and probably why he makes me so loco. Let me breathe deeply when I discover a sharpie pen in the dryer...

Ahhh

This is one of those weeks I was happy to see come to an end. It wasn’t exceptionally awful, but I spent it feeling a bit under the weather with a stuffy nose and a scratchy throat.  Not enough to keep you in bed, but enough to stifle the...

If I HAVE to get shafted…

I may as well enjoy it, right?  Imagine my joy in finding out this morning that I had the good fortune to get the car that needed gas in it. I love my dear husband, but man, it certainly throws me over the edge sometimes when he doesn’t think...