Giving Thanks.

Here is the deal. I know you all want a post about searching and I want to write it too. But that kind of post deserves the chance to have a proper comment-discussion and that isn’t going to happen on Thanksgiving.
No one is sitting at their computer so we can chat. We will [...]

Pub Night

Last year, a rag tag group of women who live in my town and have kids started meeting at a local pub once a month.  It has totally made living in our smallish suburb 100% more pleasant.
An additional plus that I have finally found someone who can fit as much of their fist in her [...]

Making Connections

Earlier this week, I read the book this article was excerpted from and it gave me a lot of food for thought. You can click to read the article yourself, but it talks about the affect of parenting on kids’ racial preferences.  There is a lot of food for thought in that article, but I [...]

One is the _____est* number

Tomorrow, something very exciting is going to happen: I am going to be alone for EIGHT full hours.
Even better than that, I am using those eight blissful hours of solitude to drive to North Carolina to visit a friend.  And get this, NO KIDS are coming with me!  I will be without my children for [...]

Hoping for miracles.

The terrible tragedies in Myanmar and China are weighing heavily on my heart.  If they weren’t enough, we have two medical crises that are hitting close to home. 
My uncle has had a heart valve condition most of his life.  He recently had what should have been a pretty low-risk surgery, but it was botched somehow [...]