A few years ago I was skimming through the Sunday paper, looking through the Target circular to see their latest deals and steals. My oldest daughter, a preschooler at the time, was looking over my shoulder and happened to see an ad for a Disney movie that she wanted. Her: Momma, can I get that movie?Me: Maybe…
Our gloomy weather has put me in something of a funk lately. I’m angsty and frustrated by the smallest of things. It feels too cold and wet to walk the dog. It’s too messy for the girls to play outside. It’s getting dark so early. I’m not motivated to exercise or inspired to learn anything…
Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight. — Mary Oliver This week the news is overwhelming, the weather is darker and gloomier than normal, and there is plenty around us and maybe even within us to be anxious about. But I saw the quote above in a newsletter a…
Well, Halloween 2018 has come and gone. I just feel like I’m still picking up the safety pins and panty hose that held us and our costumes together. Despite me saying every year that we’re done with the family theme, we went with one again at the 6th Grader’s request. We don’t have a ton…