This is my first week joining the weekly #weekendcoffeeshare hosted by Part Time Monster! I discovered this weekly blog-post-sip-drink-and-catch-up this past week on the blog of AmieWrites74. As a coffee lover, I couldn’t pass it up a chance to sit with a brew (decaf though it may be at this late hour) and catch up! Without…
It’s official! We’re hiking in Yosemite National Park. More than that, really. We’re climbing Half Dome this fall. Here’s the brief history of adventure: About forty years ago, my dad (and mom) climbed Half Dome. Years later, a shirt they picked up on that trip was passed on to me. It was from the Yosemite Mountaineering School…
Eleven months after the move and about ten months after we were hoping to have a new master bathroom, the remodel is finally underway! Monday morning the demo started. It’s been a busy week of activity. Here’s a brief summary of the activity so far: Old closet = Gone. Old bathroom = Demoed. Nap time = Gone.…
Big dude turned FIVE last week! FIVE. Next year, I’ll have a kindergartner. Where does the time go?? Any how, on to the story of the grand slam after two strikes. For big dude’s birthday, hubby took the afternoon off and we met for lunch at a Japanese steakhouse near his work and a park with…
And I’m very excited about it! Because, well, awards! Who doesn’t like them?! On a more serious note, I’m flattered to have been nominated for a Liebster Award by another writer and blogger, Dawn Claflin. She selected me for my focus on writing, specifically essays, flash fiction and book reviews. Aw, shucks. (*Blushes and toes the ground.*)…
When my oldest was a baby, we avoided flying like the plague. He did not set foot on an airplane until he was almost 4 years old. What then, would possess us to take the not-quite 8 month-old on a plane? Family. And a big dose of crazy. We flew across the country to Arizona for my niece’s bat mitzvah…
Once upon a time there was a mommy who thought she was ready for a cup of decaf. “Not too much caffeine today,” she thought. And then she did this…. So off to brew another cup of caffeinated coffee she went! Happy trails! Have a great (and caffeinated) day! (1)Coffee-Keurig Fail CC 2.0…
Every night we let our oldest son pick out two books to read before bed, one that I will read and one for my husband. He recently picked out “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch and asked me to read it. He snuggled close and we rocked, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth…
Saturday ended on a high note. Family and friends had come over for a wine tasting, then a potluck dinner. The kids were bathed and in bed. There were a few hours before we planned to call it a night. Then came the cries. The husband running up the stairs ahead of me. The husband hollering for me when…
For those who are unaware of the raging debate and over-publicized extreme and, seemingly, ignorant opinion of one Michigan mother, follow this link: and read the blog post I linked to on my Facebook page earlier today. Or The Washington Times posted a summation of the blog itself with a link to it. Search for “I.AM.THE.MOM.”…
VCE Chemistry teacher in Melbourne, Australia
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