Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Some days, the spam filter misses one or two and for some reason this morning's slip up made me giggle - I mean, REALLY - why would you even respond to this one? I guess I just don't understand the allure of most spam messages. Do they even work? They must in order to justify... Continue Reading →
Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica My rating: 5 of 5 stars Do you read to your kids? Yeah, I still read to mine, even though he is 13. I suspect this may be the last year he will want me to, but I can never tell with him. He's VERY sentimental about things. He reads... Continue Reading →
Before I lose my status as Little Miss Sunshine, here are a few things from the last couple of weeks that made me smile: Spring has sprung! It’s warm enough to open windows and with the star jasmine in full bloom the whole house ends up smelling just fabulous! Stepping into the backyard to water... Continue Reading →
It took precisely 6 months and 25 days into his first teen year for SportsBoy to inspire the first "Anybody want a teenager?!" plea from me. Judging by the August moms list & other friends I know with teens, he's actualy a bit of a lte bloomer, but when compared to his brother, he's waaaay... Continue Reading →
From time to time I've shared my frustration at SportBoy's rather lackluster study habits. They have only marginally improved this year. His first semester grades were about the same as before, though he did pull off a B in science which last year was barely a C-. However, there were not as many missed assignments... Continue Reading →
Yep, that's a teenager. Fully cooperative in every way. "Anybody want a teenager?" was my never ending refrain particularly during the last few of older son's teen years. HAH, right? Well, in some ways, this second round of teenage is going about as expected: No Pictures Please! (check) Taking laziness to new levels (check) Moaning... Continue Reading →
Ah, the classic way to dodge responsibility for your own bad behavior - point the finger at someone else who has done the same thing as if that somehow absolves you of guilt. Happens in the political sphere ALL THE TIME. Conservatives disrupting town hall meetings preventing any real discussions from happening? It's OK, the... Continue Reading →
Strap yourself in. Sit down. Hang on. Here we go again. There is a teenager in my house again. A newly minted one. A much different one from the first one to be sure. For instance, the first one actually started out as a quite a good driver. In fact, he IS...as long as he... Continue Reading →
No, this is not another Adam Lambert post 🙂 But it IS another edition of (drum roll please).....A Day In the Life! It is appropriate that I have a new found appreciation for the song with a line that goes: When people run in circles it's a very very mad world. So this was my... Continue Reading →
You remember it, right? What it was like as a parent to help your child ride a two wheeler? I actually only had to do it once because Sports Boy pretty much bypassed training wheels and went direct to two wheel riding at 4 years old. No help, just hit the pedals running. Music Man... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 