Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
I'm stealing a writing prompt from last month's NaBloPoMo selection - "Write about one object you see at this exact moment." Well, since I am writing this while taking a lunch break at my desk, as my eyes wandered off my screen, the first thing I saw just above was this calendar. (A technical... Continue Reading →
I am going to share with you some of the best advice I ever learned entirely on my own but which has saved me much insanity and drama: Never. Ever. NEVER make ANY decisions or act on ANY feelings you might have towards people as the result of middle of the night totally irrational,... Continue Reading →
First, the recipe which was a huge hit and super easy to make: The original source is the Ultimate Slow Cooker BBQ Shredded Beef recipe found and shared by an August Mom who also has to feed a house full of hungry boys! My house was full because one of 16's teammates stayed with us... Continue Reading →
16's concussion score sheet from Thursday. He needs a zero score for 3 days in a row before he can start activity again. This might take awhile 
A side effect of a concussion as we have learned in our house is a reduction in cognitive abilities. Naturally we joke that when you start off with a low bar on that skill set, that some brain bruising might be hardly noticeable! Heh. Aren’t we a supportive bunch? But honestly, I... Continue Reading →
Be happy it is blurry. I would love to blame the concussion on the state of his room, but let's be real. he's a 16 year old boy. This is pretty much a constant until I pitch a fit (as I did after taking this picture) and force him to clean. Sigh..................
My post for today is over on my other site since it is about the debate 🙂
I didn’t hang out on twitter because I didn’t want other people’s reactions to skew my own. I also knew I couldn’t multi-task nearly well enough to read and listen closely at the same time!
So, I watching while texting with my very a-political boyfriend who follows nothing other than receiving classic chain emails and opinions from a very conservative friend and then whatever he hears from me from the left.
His first text?
“Romney is getting burned right now”
Followed by:
“It just seems like Obama makes more sense”
“POTUS is very calm and collected”
“Romney has a little sarcastic humor!”
I think he fell asleep after that since he’s traveling for work in the Midwest.
Anyway – here are my own notes written into a notebook:
Blue and red ties? Really? How predictable.
Obama uses his “new economic patriotism” line again. It had been mentioned that Romney had…
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If you are going to write every day, you will sometimes need assistance on the topics – so yes, I will this time be lurking on the NaBloPoMo site for ideas. I won’t always be matching them with the proper day, but I will use them for inspiration. The one I will borrow for... Continue Reading →
This is a recipe that I picked up from Pinterest - here's the original Pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/563018674823096/ and here's the recipe that links to that pin: http://www.wittyinthecity.com/2011/08/man-pleasing-chicken/ I want to make sure I give proper credit to all original sources since I will pin this entry to follow up on my pin - got all that... Continue Reading →
Yes, I am going to attempt a post a day in October. It's a good month for it. Football games, the last race of the season, a week off later in the month and hopefully the actual arrival of Fall weather (any day now please - today is another scorcher!) I need the distraction this... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 