Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
OK San Diego locals - HELP! Even though Alex still needs to earn a proper GPA in order to get his complete license, I do want to get him signed up and ready to get his permit so he can start lessons and practicing. However, which company should I use? I get these three flyers... Continue Reading →
Thanks to many wonderful suggestions after my post last week, I had a few productive conversations with Alex. He clearly needed to see a pathway for himself. A concrete reason to go to college, otherwise he wasn't going to care - ever - about high school. I didn't have one big lecture session - instead... Continue Reading →
Such a fleeting thing, this motivation. And yet, so very very critical. The graphic above is so fabulously scientific with those big big words that may or may not make sense in your daily life. Hygiene? Really? I'm motivate by whether I can take a shower or not? Ok, I know that's not the real... Continue Reading →
Ugh! Again with the Mommy Wars in the media? Ok, I suppose first we should blame whoever conducted this "controversial study". I mean really,what's the damn point? No, I wont look it up to link to it and give it more eyeballs. I find the premise of it insulting enough. Apparently the gist of THIS... Continue Reading →
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.
I've determined (ok, perhaps my body determined) that I can no longer deny the existence of the cold that has been trying to take hold since last week. I am now officially snuffly & coughy & generally cloudy headed & feeling icky and I will most likely whine about these things for a few days... Continue Reading →
You Might Live With A Teenager If.... The doors in your house no longer just close - they SLAM Your sanity and memory are questioned a dozen times a day... ...by the same person who cannot remember to put on shoes before getting in the car to go to school. You... Continue Reading →
As I was sweeping the floor downstairs just now, I hear SB say, out loud into his microphone because he is playing Xbox Live with other players "What the FUCK?!" I sigh and continue sweeping and think about how it was when I was a teen, and you think you are out of earshot of... Continue Reading →
Relax - this is not some "Breeder vs Child Free" contentious post 🙂 If anything, those who know me well know that I am often the furthest thing from a "breeder" or a (gasp) "mommy blogger" even though I do, by the way, have a couple of kids. However, after reading a few notes I... Continue Reading →
Anyone who knows me well will see right away that this is pretty much an out of character post topic for me. However, this should perhaps be proof as to just how serious this is. As the parent who watches all the CSI programs, Glee, Modern Family etc with her teen, you know that I... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 