The Belly Which Launched a Thousand Ships Turns Ninja
My first granddaughter was born yesterday. 7 lbs 5 oz, the image of her Mama at the age of just barely new to the world. She came like the winds […]
Tag Archives: Parenting
How I Learned The Art of Successful Procrastination, Accountability and Commitment
My youngest daughter, the lovely Miss Magpie, turned 9 yesterday. Not a milestone birthday as they typically go but with kids they are all a big deal, and should be […]
Sitting Here Watching Airplanes
It is that time of year when people go to great lengths to be with family members for the holidays. I mean literally. Some travel thousands of miles every year, […]
Boys and Their Moms
On this day in the year 2000 I know exactly where I was and what I was doing. Laying on my back with my legs in the air screaming……; oh.. […]
How Fragile We Are, Mid-Afternoon Mental Moment
Life is funny sometimes, sometimes it is just what we expect it to be but even when it goes the way it is supposed to it can pack a wallop […]
What is it about Buckets?
The other day when I was perusing the blogs I follow, a little overwhelmed by the catching up I need to do I popped over to Edward Hotspur‘s blog and […]
Meet Gracie and Bubbsy, They are Quite a Pair
Magpie and I have a Mother Daughter Journal that has things in it for mothers and daughters to do together, which I guess is what you would expect from a […]
Magpie’s Treasure; DeLight in This Child
A note dear Readers, Miss Magpie was so excited about her debut post last week and mulled and stewed for this week with a few starts and stops with ideas. […]
Magpie’s Treasure
As you may or may not know One of my offspring the 8 yo, is the eqivelent of a Magpie in that she likes sparkly things and will take any […]
Insanity or Optimism? Mid-Afternoon Mental Moment
I just checked my account again, for about the 800th time this week, just to see if maybe my child support is there…. I have hope. Much of the time […]
The Irony is Gonna Kill Me
When I got divorced and was given the title of primary custodial parent to my children, I was also given a court order that specified that the noncustodual parent was […]
A Single Mom’s (ok, Dad’s too) Summer Survival Guide
Ah the promise that title holds. especially if you are a struggling single mom and if you are a newbie to singledom with offspring, you may have clicked […]
why getting in a car with some one who irritates me, for the purpose of a favor they don’t deserve is good use of my time, and other fish (mouse) stories
Well? Is anyone gonna give me a hint? You think I was gonna tell you why? Hahahahaha.. no no no I need a good reason why I should. And to […]
There is Peace in the Valley
When you are divorced with kids, there is typically that little thing included in the divorce decree that outlines a custody and visitation schedule for said kids. You quickly figure […]
