Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
That picture above was from the BEST Pub Quiz ever. We were rowdy, loud, chanting & protesting just about every question and answer. The guys behind me? The Wisconsin Union crew - some of whom really DID protest in Madison this year. At one point they broke out into a chant of "Show me what... Continue Reading →
The boyfriend brought his new high quality camera for the day, not only ensuring better photos, but also that he would not be in any 🙂 After lunch there was a rousing round of Payday played between my mom, SportsBoy and I. No film evidence though since our intrepid photographer had slipped upstairs for a... Continue Reading →
Watch out folks! I've got this scanning thing down and my parents brought me some old photos. Wait, why am I telling you guys to watch out? It's ME who is going to be mortified at the fashions and hair styles!! This one isn't too bad actually. I'm 17 here. My mom is behind me,... Continue Reading →
She was Jacqueline or Jax to me. Sometimes in my head I thought of it as "Jacques-eleene!" which was her impression of her French teacher from Bishops saying it. When I met her though, she was Julie. High school. Fall of 1980 and her dorm room was across the hall from mine. Oddly though, I... Continue Reading →
The albums span 2002-present. My mom has been collecting photos and my write ups and other things to record his feats of glory. The books came out GREAT! SB may not appreciate them now, but he will. In the meantime, I'll sure enjoy them! I'll also enjoy that glorious lint roller (you rinse it off,... Continue Reading →
Yes yes, I thrive more completely on snark and sarcasm and humor. However, after spending some time reading and hearing about what other people are facing this holiday.... I sat in the parking lot at the grocery store waiting for son #1 to come out and watched the cars and people busting around, dashing in... Continue Reading →
..... you find out your former husband got married again via Facebook. Or, in the case of Son #1, you find out your *father* got married again via Facebook. This message brought to by the Social Media Revolution and a really effed up unique family.
I could also throw in Happy Gay Marriage in Maine Day since the Maine house voted to support a gay marraige initiative, but they still need the Governor to sign to make that Official so I'll hold off the true celebration just yet. No, what REALLY has my heart filled with joy is the arrival... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 