What a sunny, warm, fun day!!
Gathering at my Parent's house. ( I say parents because both of my parents are really gone.  My Mom is still with us in body, but the personality we knew is no longer there.) And maybe I should say family home.  My sister and her husband are really our hosts at these gatherings. 
I wonder how it feels to be invaded by ( Read more... )

I recently read excerpts from a book about TEEN TORMENT, by Patricia Evans.  In the news this morning the talking heads were speaking about a young girl who killed herself after being bullied and verbally abused in her school by the "mean girls."  Parents are suing the teachers, schools, etc for not taking steps to stop the abuse ( Read more... )

I live on a busy road.  It is an access to Elyria that many people take to work and school.  Our driveway is just not the easiest for backing onto this road.  The cars are coming fast.  The backing into the southbound lane is a bit of a maneuver.  More so for me than dunk, but difficult none the less.  With the addition of a mini van in our ( Read more... )

It doesn't seem to be any big deal when you are pre-retirement, but if you worked for 25-30 years in public employment and paid into that retirement system and are now retired, but want to work e.g. selling real estate part time, this is what happens to you ( Read more... )

I am my thoughts!
If my thoughts are happy and loving, then I am happy and loving.
If my thoughts are sad and depressed, then that is me.
If my thoughts are about "poor" me and how bad things just happen to me, then they will happen.
If I am angry and upset, etc ......
So what do we do when our thoughts have taken us to a bad place?  How do we steer ( Read more... )

Dear Dad ( Read more... )

I have a little plaque in my bedroom with that sentiment.  It does speak to me of luck and of a place of peace and relaxation.

Am I lucky?

Of course!

I was born in the United States to a middle class family and grew up with everything I needed to become a lucky adult.  My parents survived into old age and all my siblings are doing well.  My kids and ( Read more... )

panoramicgreen  has her new words, and so do I.  I think mine are actually NEW terms, or slang.  Girldogtorch is looking up words that I have NEVER seen but have been around for eons.
Flaming is a term in blogging; email; the internet.  When you receive feedback that is angry and bullying. The safety of not being face to face to vent your frustrations and ( Read more... )

Last night we watched the Oscar winning movie, "THE HURT LOCKER".  As sometimes happens I find myself at the limit of how much I can watch.  Yes, I thought it was a great movie and deserved the awards, but for me it is the single fact that the director, actors, etc. did such a good job that make it so difficult to watch.  
Just watching the violence ( Read more... )

Our family life is interesting to say the least.
Three of the grandchildren live upstairs with their Mom and Dad (my son.)  Soon there will be four.
D is a very strong mother figure with her own way of doing things.  She should be.  I should let her be.  That has been the hardest adjustment. 
Of course I also have stuck to my beliefs about motherhood ( Read more... )