Menu Monday Help
I am sick. I have been sick since Halloween. For some reason I get embarrassed when I am sick. Like it means I am weak. Or, shudder, that my house is germy. Or I am a failure as a woman and Mom and allow myself to get sick. Yeah I know…I am crazy. Crazy and sick. I have had maybe 4 days where I haven’t been running a fever. I don’t think it is a coincidence that it was last weekend that I felt

Miscellany
1. You know you are big time when they start naming products after you. Even if it is a urinal cake. 2. Roo is becoming multi-lingual. She saw something that said “Hecho En Mexico” and told me that she could now read spanish. When I asked her what it meant she told me “Made in China”. Gotta love her! 3. Things are so crazy here that even the frogs are climbing the walls. Have you ever

Here
I have been known to be a little up-tight. Rules are the rules. Just ask the kiddos. No you don’t get to miss school for a vacation. No you don’t get to stay home just to stay home. If you do stay home don’t plan on playing. There was always at least one kid up on the stage for perfect attendance each quarter. I was proud of that fact. I think I have relaxed a bit. The kiddos have missed all

Beyond Talented
Saturday night Big Daddy and I had a wonderful date night. We went to see the amazing pianist William Joseph.    He has toured all over the world and we have been waiting for him to finally have a concert close enough to go see him.   As good as the concert was, the best part is the fact that it felt like a little family reunion. It was fun to see Aunts and cousins, some which

A Lasting Legacy
I have sat down to write this post a few times in the last couple of days and every time I couldn’t put into words how I felt about David’s Grandpa. I never had a Grandpa in my life until I met Big Daddy. I think I may have fallen in love with his Grandma and Grandpa about a half a second before I fell in love with Big Daddy. They were the most incredible couple. From the first time I met them