Tonight marks the official beginning of the football season for Second Son and the EC Cardinals. (He’s in the 4th row from the top, 3rd from the right - click through to see the team picture.)
Entries Tagged as 'Living Life'
Go Cardinals!
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Living Life
Tags: football·Second Son
My Maybe Grandbaby
September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Parenting
Ok, I feel I must warn you this post is probably going to be one of the more truly “unedited” posts of the year here. But, I believe everything happens as it does for a reason, so in keeping with the email Baby Sis sent which I share with you on the last post, I will attempt to be kinder than necessary…even if I don’t want to. I will try.
Tags: Ex-Girlfriend·Oldest Son
Be Kinder Than Necessary
September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Thinking Out Loud
BabySis forwarded an email to me this evening, and it struck a nerve. Enough that I want to pass it on, too…
Tags: Baby Sis·life lessons
Labor of Love
September 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Thinking Out Loud
Today is Oldest Son’s 21st birthday. He’s officially “grown” now. One down, two to go.
It was not Labor Day the year he was born, but I find it rather fitting that it’s Labor Day this year, because mothering him is much more a labor of love today than it was back then. So it goes, [...]
Tags: getting older·Oldest Son·Special Days
“I Hate You!” Means You Must Be Doing Something Right
August 24th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Thinking Out Loud
Almost 21 years ago (8 days shy of 21 years ago, to be exact), I became a mother. Of course, I was going to be the best mom ever (weren’t we all?!) and my children would listen, do what they were told without argument, understand that I knew what was best for them and thank me for being such a good mom.
Yeah - well, one can dream, right?
In the years since, I have fucked up just about every way imaginable when it comes to mothering. Big mistakes, little mistakes and all sizes of mistakes in between. And the hell of it is, I’m STILL fucking up on a regular basis. But, I’m ok with my fuck ups, and here’s why:
Tags: expectations·gratitude·life lessons·motherhood·Oldest Son·Parenting·PDD·Second Son
Craig Ferguson is the Shiznit!
August 18th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Living Life
I just finished Between the Bridge and the River and let me just say - that book is one I’m now going to BUY and read again.
Yeah, it’s like that.
It’s the kind of book I imagine myself writing one day. In fact, having read this book, I may well one day actually write my [...]
Tags: brain food·Craig Ferguson






