I am a married mother of three adult “boys”.  It’s still hard for me to call them adult “men” even though they are all over 32.  They will always be “the boys” to me.  My husband took on our kids when they were 8, 10, and 12.  He, therefore, should be considered a saint.

I have been a nurse for the past 30 years and am currently working in nursing education.  I’ve loved my career as a nurse, but also look forward to full retirement at some point!  I love writing essays and poetry.  You will find both in my blog. I recently published a book of poetry born from our frequent walks up a hill close to our home. If you are a poetry fan, you can purchase my book “The Longer View” from Barnes and Noble here.

My blog is a humorous (hopefully!) mix of memories of raising my boys, the continual opportunities of learning in my marriage, and my favorite role – being a grandmother! I can leave the job of making good humans to their parents and just fulfill my role of making them feel incredibly loved…and also helping to make them good humans.

Hopefully you will find something you can identify with or…even better…find a way to say “Hey…at least it’s not me!”

If you have any suggestions for topics relating to Grandmothering, Mothering, Marriage, or Menopause, feel free to make a comment – I will do my best to find some humorous way for us to look at it together.

Life is better with laughter…sometimes it’s all that keeps us from crying!  As Erma Bombeck stated, “If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.”