Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
It occurred to me last night as I sat watching shows off the DVR while my son toiled away on the computer preparing a History project that it was the 4th straight night that he worked on homework until 8pm or so. Willingly. No fuss, no hassle, no fighting. Just me doing as usual and... Continue Reading →
Yes, I know that we never really Grow Up, but...you know what I mean eh? We've recently starting talking on the August Mom list about how some of our kids are forging their career paths and what we could/should be doing to help direct them. It's rare to know with 100% clarity as you walk... Continue Reading →
The Bullpen Gospels: A Non-Prospect's Pursuit of the Major Leagues and the Meaning of Life by Dirk Hayhurst My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am declaring this the Book of the Year already. Yes, I have it as a goal to read at least 36 more books, but I sincerely doubt any will touch... Continue Reading →
Testing a new WordPress slide show feature. 22 pics should rotate along. Perfect spring day - sunny but cool enough for a good workout without being over heated. After being thoroughly gassed during the first half of the workout Wed night with the group, I decided it's time to build up the aerobic stamina a... Continue Reading →
I was catching up with some friends at a dinner a couple of weeks ago and I was asked a question that made me pause for a concrete answer: "So what are you doing with all your free time now that you are not volunteering - other than reading books again?" Well..... It's not that... Continue Reading →
Look at all those aftershocks on that list! 10 in a two hour time span. In case you missed it there was a wee bit of a shaker on Easter Sunday. Upon looking up this particular link at the USGS site you can see that the region where it hit had been rattling along for... Continue Reading →
I noticed the fledglings yesterday. There are 5 total with this one male going back and forth from the feeder to an open, squealing mouth. They are quite annoying when they are all lined up whining for food (gee, not unlike human children eh?!) Interesting behavior note - my backyard flock is made up of... Continue Reading →
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich My rating: 4 of 5 stars Continuing fun with Stephanie Plum. I laughed some more although this one did have a more seriously threatening villain so there was some deeper apprehension. Still - a great set of characters and fun read. View all my reviews >> ******************************************************************************** Zombie by Joyce... Continue Reading →
The recent news about the arrest of 9 teenagers for bullying has created a much needed (probably way too late) discussion of bullying. I saw a segment on Anderson Cooper's show Monday night which highlighted not only this tragic incident which resulted in the suicide of the 15 year old victim, but he also put... Continue Reading →
First of all, two pictures to illustrate why there will probably not be pictures of SportsBoy himself wrestling: So when did I see that particular wrestling move above? On Saturday. By men who looked quite a lot like these two actually. Wait, no..the guy doing the lifting really doesn't have *enough* tattoos to be a... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 