me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time
today when i picked my daughter up from school, i knew before she even got to the car that something was wrong. she was walking too fast with her head down and the closer she got, the more i could see the redness in her cheeks. by the time she reached the door, she was [...]
Tue, December 16 2008 » kids, parenting » 2 Comments
yesterday morning i woke up early. not because the neighbor’s dog was barking or there was a lawn mower running or because the kids were being too loud running up and down the hallway. i got up early ON PURPOSE! 8am to be exact and i was completely excited to do it.
a couple of weeks [...]
Sun, December 7 2008 » family life, kids, parenting » No Comments
The kids didn’t have school today in honor of Veteran’s Day and so last night was the night of the Homecoming Dance for my daughter’s high school. I know Monday is a weird night to host a dance but with no school on Tuesday it sort of made sense and I bet the cost for [...]
Tue, November 11 2008 » kids, parenting » No Comments
i love being a mom. i’d love to say i love everything about it but there are times when being the grown up, being the parent, is not what i love.
last night was one of those times. my daughter started high school this year but she also started taking junior company classes at a new [...]
Thu, October 30 2008 » kids, parenting » 1 Comment
Happy Birthday Luis
I’ve started this post so many times over the past week and words have not seem to come to me. Today you turned 13 – THIRTEEN LUIS! – and I am still having a hard time wrapping my mind around this fact. I don’t know why it is hard for me to accept [...]
