We seem to attract people wherever we go who want to tell us their life story and everything they know. I wouldn't have it any other way. We were doing the University grocery shop better known as a feeble attempt to get good fresh food in there for the first week. Then they will decide to go out … [Read more...]
backfilling your life
I have written about, thought about and worked on backfilling my life quite a bit over the last year. As one area of your life is shrinking, you must swell a new area. Something is running out the front door, new things have to come in the back door. My children are slowly leaving home and … [Read more...]
home alone part 1
In the last 18 years I have rarely been alone. I was married and I had two girls then I got divorced and had full custody. I have an art school which means if I am not with my kids I am likely with yours or someone else's. I have a great family who all live pretty close to me and I see them all … [Read more...]
thankful that when people leave they come back
We have a family tradition of saying what we are thankful for on Thanksgiving. It is often funny, frequently tender and always a good thing to do. My oldest came home after 5 weeks away at first year University for the long weekend. I loved having her close so much. When it was my turn to say … [Read more...]
Notes to my daughter- you are ready
Oh the places you will go by Dr Seuss I dropped my firstborn daughter at University this weekend. To say it was surreal is an understatement. The entire first day I could not stop telling her how excited I was for her. I had butterflies and that feeling you get when you are sitting on the … [Read more...]