cultivating me

And today, the boys and I became very very virtuous. (5 hours after I originally typed this and we are back on the road and once again have signal! Yay!) I was hoping to be typing this from the comfort of the guest room in my Aunt and Uncle’s house. The time right now is [...]

my sweet baby girl i know this is a few days late – okay almost a week! but you know, i think i still need time to properly come to terms with how grown up you are.  sixteen! wow – you are so grown.  almost a woman and yet i can clearly remember the day [...]

Six Flags Magic Mountain to be exact and I spent Saturday there with Jerry, our 3 kids, my brother his girlfriend and her 2 kids.  It was a great day.  I’m not really sure what I liked most about the day because there were a great many things to like. First of all, I got [...]

I read this book with my youngest son.  Actually we read it together – one chapter a night, taking turns reading out loud.  As a family we have become so very busy.  I have gotten caught up in staying on schedule and planning ahead that I have let opportunities to spend extra time with the [...]

Thursdays are usually left over nights in our house.  However, more often these days, leftovers get packed up in school/work lunches.  It’s not such a big deal except when I forget they get eaten and then, like last night, realize the one sole enchilada remaining wasn’t going to be enough.  As my son and I [...]

Yesterday was Wednesday.  Wednesday.  Yes, Wednesday.  Why is that important?  Well, you see, for the past 3 years Wednesday has been the early out day at my kids’ school and yesterday was no different.  Wednesday is the early out day – has been for years now.  Wednesday.  Early out. Somehow, yesterday,  I either forgot what [...]

do you ever wish you could do that?  turn back time?  maybe to make a different choice or to erase a mistake?  what about just for the chance to relive a day or a moment?  these days i’ve been awfully nostalgic and sentimental.  i don’t know what it is that has brought this on.  maybe [...]

these are my kids–otherwise known as “the monkeys”.  this photo was taken just about a month ago after a performance my daughter had for her ballet studio.  there’s a great deal i like about this photo but mostly i love it because it so clearly and honestly depicts them. notice the little monkey – can’t [...]

Today is Tuesday; just an ordinary day.  It’s not the beginning nor the end of the week – it’s not even the middle of the week…but Tuesday is about to become a very special day. Recently, my daughter was promoted to a member of the ballet company she’s been training at and my oldest son [...]

These are my daughter’s own words.  If it wasn’t clear to me how grown up she is and is getting, it sure is now!! Pay close attention to the last paragraph because I think she’s on to something there.  It is things like this which make me look at her and ask “Is she really [...]