cultivating me

i love being a mom.  i’d love to say i love everything about it but there are times when being the grown up, being the parent, is not what i love. last night was one of those times.  my daughter started high school this year but she also started taking junior company classes at a [...]

So can you tell I haven’t had a lot to say lately?  Actually, I’ve had a lot to say but have not been sure what to say or how to say it.  Thankfully I’ve had the opportunity to vent to and get some advice from a new online friend.  You know you who are and [...]

Happy Birthday Luis I’ve started this post so many times over the past week and words have not seem to come to me.  Today you turned  13 – THIRTEEN LUIS!  – and I am still having a hard time wrapping my mind around this fact.  I don’t know why it is hard for me to [...]

Yesterday, I put all three of my children on a plane to Michigan – without me.  They will spend the weekend there visiting my brother, taking a tour of the University of Michigan campus and attending a U of M football game.  They were so excited in this last week as the day of their [...]

I’ll be the first to admit that teenagers offer their own special challenges but for the most part, I think they get a bad rap.  My son turns 13 this coming weekend and each day this week I have been gifting him 13 of things.  Nothing too fancy but just little things to have some [...]

I don’t get comments all that often around here and that’s fine.  The comments i do get mean a great deal to me; especially the ones that offer encouragement, support,  and just plain understanding.  I find that these comments come just when I need them and I am always thankful that the universe pays attention [...]

i came across this video this morning and it sort of spoke to me.  i can’t wait to show the kids.

This past week was not a great week for me.  I gained 2.5 pounds.! That’s A LOT! considering the fact that I have only been losing 1/2 or 1 pound each week.   I am not, however, surprised at this fact.  I didn’t track my points for the week  – not once – and i did [...]