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The Lonely Art of Parenting Teens- A Mother’s Day Tribute

At that moment of clarity, I could never have imagined what was in store for me or my family in the coming months.  But in that moment, I gained emotional maturity that would carry me through…   Recently, I was sitting at breakfast with my 16-year-old, who will remain nameless lest I embarrass her and…

The Highly Unlikely Tale of Pneumonia and Three Dead Mice

Whoever coined the phrase, “quiet at a mouse”, has obviously never been woken in the middle of the night by a mouse having a party in a plastic bag. Mice and I have an ugly history, and it starts thusly. When Jordan was about six months old, I found a recliner on the street.  I…

It Was Highly Unlikely I Would Ever Write Again…

I used to blog for fun.  I wrote funny stories from events in my life, always looking for the good and humorous things that made all the crap in my world stink less.  Then, seven years ago, I decided to go to college and get a degree in accounting just in case my kids ever…