I want to get away from this place. This place of fake smiles. This place of intolerance and back-stabbing. I want to be in a place where I can be me, where I can live my life as I feel without snobby looks of contemptuous disdain. I'm not the soccer mom. I don't want to be. I don't want to live by someone else's standards. I don't want to live as ( Read more... )

The subject for today is trust ( Read more... )

Christmas vacation is over and life returns to its daily grind ( Read more... )

Christmas is over....and it was a great success. At least 2 people have said they think we ought to get together at my house every year. That makes me feel good. Makes me sure that people had a good time and enjoyed themselves. All the food was prepared in time and nothing got burned! I found the key to making Christmas Day dinner less stressful- ( Read more... )

With Christmas only a few days away, the panic has set in. So much to bake, so much to cook, wrapping to get done, stocking stuffers to buy, house to clean.....the list seems endless. But, in the end, all will be fine, even if everything doesn't get done. The family will be all together and that's what really matters. There is a certain amount of ( Read more... )

It's yet another weekend....with nothing much to do. I'm enjoying it, though, as once the week begins, time will be short. Have to pack up for the trip downstate for Thanksgiving. Kimmi will be there!! YAY ( Read more... )

This is for all the K's....my anger and frustration of last weekend (Halloween weekend) had nothing to do with you. It was brought on solely by the actions, and inactions, of another person. I'm happy I got to see all of you in your Halloween costumes and had you around to help out with candy, etc. Never believe that I don't want you here...never!

Guess what I did today ( Read more... )

There is never enough time with the people you love. And always too much time for the things you'd rather not have to deal with. Why is that?

First of all, I apologize for leaving you hanging on Genghis' condition! You know who you are!! Genghis seems to be okay now. I guess he strained his neck or something on our walk that day. I'm sure having Molly always jumping and biting at his neck is a big help, too ( Read more... )