Life comes full circle — now my kids are teaching me. A story about grace, laughter, and the comfort of my Can’t-Be-Beat Salmon Loaf.
Tag: Parenting
Finding Humor in Parenting: Eye Rolls and Wonton Soup
Just like that, I became my parents! I mean look like them, speak like them…….the whole 9 yards! EEK!
Angry No More
As I do every year when August rolls around, my thoughts drift to my mom. It’s not that I don’t think of her at other times, but the weeks leading up to her birthday always bring a different kind of reflection. A soft tug on my heart. A remembering. When I sat down to write…
One of my biggest mommy fails
There is no denying that I dropped the ball once again. I’m not talking about dropping the ball when you are playing second base and the game is on the line, which I have done as well. I am talking about dropping the “parenting” ball. Have you ever done something that you know is wrong…
My Patriotic Dad and Avocado Prawn Cholula Salad
Let me start by saying that this is NOT a political post, so lets don’t go there. I WILL say that I believe you can be patriotic without being political and vice versa – that’s all I’m going to say! As you know, since I lost my dad over a year ago, I decided the…
It’s home day! Chocolate Chip Cookies & Just Can’t Stop Snack Mix
You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. – Epicurus Today is home day for my husband! If you know me at all, you know that he works away for 2 weeks at a time and I have to say that every…
Sometimes you accidentally find things, just when you needed them most
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about my family heritage and particularly about close family members who have passed away, so while I was looking for some papers related to our property, I ran across some information about my grandfather and my mom that was shared at their funerals. Obviously I had filed these things…
Change is good and so are these Lemony Banana Blueberry muffins!
Before deciding to start a blog, my initial intention was to start journaling. I bought a lovely journal, pretty stickers, pencil crayons, fancy pens, stencils, etc. Then when I went to start, I couldn’t find the words, couldn’t figure out what I wanted to write about, and most importantly I realized that my once beautiful…
Unexpected Outcomes
Our oldest daughter, son in law and granddaughter along with their French Bulldog have lived with us for the past year while they built a house. And what started as us doing them a favor turned into them giving us a gift that we can never repay. When they decided to buy an empty lot and…
Jan 11 and why its so special
Jan 11 will always hold a special place in our hearts as it is the birthday of an amazing man – my children’s grandfather, my husband’s father and my father in law. “Poppa” or Pop, as everyone called him lost his battle with cancer on July 25th more than 10 years ago, but because it…