I love words. I love learning new words and relearning words I knew from my years studying journalism. I love to go into dictionaries and thesauri (see…even… Read more “Irreverent”

This morning we were treated to the grandeur and opulence of the Royal Wedding. The bride glowed with a stunning beauty and seemed so at ease. The… Read more “Living My Life”

How the hell did we survive? How did we survive life with only ONE tv in the house? I’m not sure, either, how we survived with only… Read more “How the Hell…”

There are certain things in life I wish I knew, or at least took to heart, when I was a younger Mama. Some of these nuggets of… Read more “7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was A Young(er) Mama”

Do you remember your first crush? Mine was on a cute boy in my third grade class. His name was Christopher Taylor. He had blond hair, blue… Read more “The First Crush”

It has been five years since Stan’s job brought us to Richmond. Five years ago I was looking at houses, schools and different areas of the city… Read more “Five Years”

A sister…I always wanted a sister of my very own. I wanted to fight and bicker over clothes, accessories, make-up, whose room was bigger, boys or whatever… Read more “My Heart’s Greatest Desire”

Ah, Lucas! You gotta love him! He has absolutely no filter. Whatever is in his brain comes out of his mouth…good, bad and ugly. After our time… Read more “Mom Has SO Much Time”

Yesterday we spent the day at the beach. The kids and Stan frolicked about in the freezing cold waters of Virginia Beach while I sat on the… Read more “Throw Like a Girl”

As parents we are all hypocrites at times. We have to be. I am sure there has been more than one occasion where all of us have… Read more “Hypocrites and Forgiveness”