Today is the last day of the first semester of school for my girls. Missed assignments, and makeup work from extended time away with family emergencies was finally due. Even though the girls do school work every day, this week was definitely cram week. Papers, notebooks, magic markers, laptops and tangled power cords stretched from […]
The northern winds came knocking on my window waking me from my warm nest of jersey knit sheets and quilts piled on top. Just days before I was in tattered denim cut offs, a racerback tank top and barefoot sitting in the sun on our deck. Along with the new year, winter has arrived on […]
Creamy white clouds spread like buttercream frosting across the periwinkle blue background. Pink, yellow and orange beams blazing through sparkle off the palm fronds that are dancing in the breeze at the top of the tree outside my window. I sit on the soft worn sofa next to the window that faces the dark grey […]
As I sit to write what will be my last blog post of the year, I think of all that has occurred during 2015. There was a lot of good and growth that happened mixed in with loss and sadness. Though it was through losing loved ones that brought remaining relationships closer and deeper with […]
Today we took advantage of the almost 80 degree weather and decided to go on a bike ride to meet our friends for football watching at Hucapoos. Our bikes are in constant need of tune ups and repair. Living three doors from the ocean the salt air doesn’t have the same effect on bicycles as […]
As each of my kids begin to express an interest in an area, I try my best to gather the tools and supplies needed to put in their hands to see what comes of it. Sometimes it may be a passing phase, or could turn into a career for them. Computers, musical instruments, paints, brushes, […]
A cold Miller Lite inside my signature stainless steel koozie was clutched in my hand. Next to me sat Katie. We were at the concrete bar on the outside deck at hucapoos. Enjoying the warm southern winter with a clear sky dotted with stars overhead. JT, who was tending bar, asked us if we were […]
Vulnerability is a word that has been rolling around in my head for months now. I have started several blog posts on the topic, but haven’t finished any of them. Each are left trailing with more questions than answers. During the time I have been contemplating this word and its meaning. A friend recommended that […]
Taking plastic wrap off a new journal, is one of my favorite things to do. You know the kind of cellophane film that gets charged with static electricity when you tear it off and it clings to your skin without glue. Inhaling new paper smell as I expose the cream colored surface with college ruled […]
Each day I woke up a little more depressed than I was the day before. Surrounded by mountains of problems and results of bad decisions I knew something had to give. I was an insomniac, and if I did get to sleep, I didn’t care if I woke up. I would lay in bed with […]