I celebrated my fifty-fifth birthday yesterday. I am five years past qualifying for an AARP card and just moved into getting 10% off at Ross every Tuesday. Life is good…especially on Tuesdays. In five years, Ben, Jerry, and Mrs. Fields get on board. This birthday celebration may be my all-time favorite…not because I received some…
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Past Experiences, Present Beliefs and Future Fears
Eric and I spent the afternoon with friends today. Part of our discussion was on the recent shooting in Florida and our feelings about “fault”. I don’t typically write anything political, mainly because I don’t feel qualified. My knowledge is based on what I read and I try to read information on both sides of…
Read MoreStanding up
I was given an opportunity this week – one that both excited and terrified me. Our Women’s Ministry was holding a health conference – focused on the acronym SWEAT – She Will Endure All Things. Topics ranged from Meditation to Stretching and the main speakers discussed Passion and Perseverance. There was even a full-on exercise…
Read MoreMy 3 Sons
One thing that has always amazed me is how three children with the same genetic makeup can be so different. I have friends that have multiple children that all look like they were cut from the same cloth. Not mine…I used to joke that my boys looked like the Mailman, the Milkman, and the FedEx…
Read MoreWay Back When I Was Cute
Another throwback from my “My Life In the Fat Suit” blog from 2012- Eric and I have now been married 16 years so if anything, I’m even less cute now! Fortunately, our vision becomes soft focus in direct proportion to our spouses wrinkles, apparently! Regardless of how I’m feeling, the man still tells me I’m…
Read MoreI Don’t Know How That Happened!
My youngest son is a nurse. This fact brings me a great deal of pride…not only because I feel that he is following in my footsteps but also because I feel that I somehow knew that this would happen at some point. That point came after we refurbished our bathroom. Why we felt the need…
Read More…It’s Not As Bad As It Sounds
I read a post from a friend recently describing her preteen sons birthday party. It sounded wonderful…controlled…calm..and so unlike the birthday parties that I remember. I believe I have blocked out the really bad ones. One party, however, has lived down in my memory as “that day that I had to meet another parent by…
Read MoreAn Endless Supply of Wants and Needs
Someone asked me the other day “When do your kids begin needing you less?” I had to stop and think. We have three young men of ages 26, 24, and 22. Do they need me less….then when? Then when they were newborns? Yep…all of them are weaned and no one is still on the bottle.…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 