me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time
do you ever wish you could do that? turn back time? maybe to make a different choice or to erase a mistake? what about just for the chance to relive a day or a moment? these days i’ve been awfully nostalgic and sentimental. i don’t know what it is that has brought this on. maybe [...]
Wed, July 22 2009 » from the heart, kids, parenting » 1 Comment
Today is Tuesday; just an ordinary day. It’s not the beginning nor the end of the week – it’s not even the middle of the week…but Tuesday is about to become a very special day.
Recently, my daughter was promoted to a member of the ballet company she’s been training at and my oldest son was [...]
Tue, February 24 2009 » family life, from the heart, kids, parenting » 1 Comment
or as so happens to be the case in my house, learning to get yourself where you need to be. but you know the whole leaving the nest metaphor seemed appropriate here. i’ve talked in the past about learning to let go of my kids, about learning to let them learn to do things – [...]
Wed, January 14 2009 » family life, healthy me, kids, parenting » No Comments
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
