Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline - Dale E. Bredesen, MD Let's talk about genetics, shall we? I have always been curious about using one of those genetic testing services to find out about my ancestry. I had never really thought about using it to illuminate medical information.... Continue Reading →
Longtime readers have probably seen most of the faces in this photo. This was the last time we were all together in one place at the end of 2015. The new face in the photo is Chelsea, my oldest son's fiance (we love her!). Alex is off in New Mexico starting his adult life... Continue Reading →
Oh boy am I behind.....too much studying...tax course is done, now working on a quickbooks online course...so here's a photo dump from Christmas Day with the highlight as the feature - a group selfie of course!
Start the day with a 4.7 mile run that includes conquering Torrey Pines hill. Follow up the run with a nice Frappucino and a couple of beers along with a BBQ lunch prepared by the boys for my parents and I, then a round of Phase 10 won by Alex (yet again). Happy Mothers Day!
Day one of vacation was filled with many errands and accomplishments. There was also a final debate. But none of that matters. Because this happened: Right to left: 16, 27 and 27's older sister (same dad) and her adorable baby girl. While I have been keeping up with her through Facebook for awhile now,... Continue Reading →
Here's my Facebook status from Sunday night: "Collapsing into bed having managed to pull off a movie and bbq birthday celebration despite the grill master being out of commission. Thank gawd for substitute grilling experts (oh, it was just a *little* fire!) and super easy going friends and family and that last burst of energy... Continue Reading →
When you have kids, you have to let go of any notion that your day belongs to you. Best laid plans and all that. Same for cats as we learned last weekend when I had to postpone Mother's Day dinner plans due to Chip's little bladder adventures. However, my idea that this weekend would be... Continue Reading →
More to come later, but we are truly a goofy bunch as proven by these candid shots The Boyfriend (and I) took:
Love and the law: An adoption story. | Be gay about it.. Not the first time I've linked to their site - but this may be the most important one - at the end, you will see why FULL EQUALITY is so so so important.
Most people's summer vacations look like this: Mine look more like this: Boy does my cat have it right! In the last week we have: Set the alarm on both Sat and Sun mornings last weekend for 4:30am so that The Boy could be on the beach at 5:30am with his scuba gear to complete... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 