Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
What? You expected fireworks? Oh no, my blog deserves better. Adam Lambert is more sparkly & glittery than those 🙂 He's also a true American success story. Can't think of a better way to celebrate what our country means than to feature him. My goodness would you look at that beautiful man? And how cool... Continue Reading →
I love love love variety. It truly is the spice of life. I love surrounding myself with friends from all walks of life & who hold completely different perspectives on the world. That enriches my life & expands my mind. Brilliant! And yet..... There are days when all I can think is that the world... Continue Reading →
'Tis by Frank McCourt My rating: 3 of 5 stars This memoir picks up from where Angela's Ashes ends with young Frank arriving back in America at the age of 18. It takes him all the way through to the death of his parents and the spreading of Angela's Ashes back in her native Ireland.... Continue Reading →
Of course, don't *open* any of those nicely closed closet doors 🙂
Yesterday was the first day of high school for my not so little freshman. What, you say? I thought we were just talking about summer?! How can it be the first day of school already? Well, because it was the first day of Freshman football summer weights yesterday. SportsBoy has four days to participate in... Continue Reading →
How cool is it that the first official day of No School for the kids is also the first official day of summer? The longest day of the year. The Summer Solstice. Midsommar for the Nordic types 🙂 Given that I am neither a kid, nor a stay at home mom, the impact of summer's... Continue Reading →
The Liars' Club by Mary Karr #26 (half way to my goal!) My rating: 3 of 5 stars Back to the child hood memoir genre. The story is told through the eyes of the author Mary Karr mostly while she is 7-9 years old. More than the story of her own life, it is really... Continue Reading →
Woo hoo! We were SO excited that 8th grade was over! Actually, after having to get to school 30 mins earlier than usual, we were more ready to go back to bed than excited 🙂 I would like to thank his school for NOT individually calling out the names of all 684 8th graders being... Continue Reading →
If we didn't know what caused those colors in this wave, we would call this rather beautiful. A truly amber wave. Instead, it's sickening. But you know what's even more sickening? That BP President Tony (I want my life back) Hayward was in a congressional hearing today and when asked point blank if the spill... Continue Reading →
For the first half of this post, let's resurrect an oldie but goodie from last summer (which may indicate that being a teen is not the ONLY reason planning is not in his DNA - could also be genetics): "I sure hope that next year we don’t have passport drama right before SportsBoy has to... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 