Eleven days into the brand new year. 2015. Although I'm not a big resolution maker, mostly because I don't like feeling the disappoi...

Holy Hootenanny!! It's come to my realization, this here blog has been up and running since 2007!! That's seven years! Can you bel...

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Here I am, amidst a lingering holiday hangover. Christmas a distant memory and the New Year awaits. I have been thinking about my hopes, my ...

  It seems my family can't get too far away from baseball even when we are doing other stuff. But that's okay because we are to...

Confession. Holidays always make me a tad blue. I get excited and caught up with all the possibilities. I let the commercialism and the perf...

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you. Hoo-boy, when I read that this afternoon, it struck a major nerve. I feel like...

Ever have one of those mornings when life jumps around from the corner, scares the crap out of you and then runs away laughing? Yeah?! Me to...

Two of my biggest pet peeves about parenting: arranged playdates and organized team snacks. There I said it. It’s out there. And, you can’t ...

I'm not one to micro-manage my kids. I loathe reading charts that require my signature every day. I don't check the online grading r...

Two things happened recently. My dear, sweet friend and neighbor asked me "What is going on with your blog?" And, a high school pa...

I know we've all been there. Mommy guilt takes hold of your gut (and your heart) like no other imaginable bad thing ever. Am I doing t...

We made it through summer vacation and the school district gave me the most awesome birthday present ever. SCHOOL!!! So, I celebrated by joy...

Soooo basically, I took an unannounced, unintentional sabbatical from blogging these summer months. I didn't plan to. It just sort of .....