2024-02-09 08:18
Nearly ten months before I lost my husband unexpectedly, I lost my mom unexpectedly. I have no idea how I will truly recover from either loss. I am learning you don't exac… Read More
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...is something I started saying when I first became a mother. I'm only kidding when I say it. MOST of the time.
2023-08-24 22:09
I received a planner as a gift from David this past Christmas. It was actually one of the items on my wish list. After 20 years of marriage, we were finally learning how t… Read More
2023-05-18 23:03
I'm still the same person I was before I lost David. At least, I think I am. I feel like I am still me, only way more aware of how quickly life can go sideways and the rug… Read More
2023-03-06 09:14
Like many adults (and probably some kids), my typical morning begins with a cup of coffee. Since I am the only one who regularly drinks coffee in this house… Read More
2023-02-08 10:18
I lost the most significant part of my adult life almost six weeks ago. David was an actual force of love, support, and kindness for me and so many other people. He… Read More
2022-05-09 08:10
I am here today,because she was my mom. I'm not always the beam of sunshine that she was, but she taught me the importance of helping others,even when they may never be able to hel… Read More
2021-05-22 02:59
When 15YO was in first grade, her class did a “Patriotic Program” at school. Each child had a speaking part during the performance. My child was given a rather wordy part… Read More
2021-04-29 21:20
I seriously meant to post regularly when the world closed down last year, but that lasted....maybe a few weeks? Oh, well. My inconsistency is usually my most consistent trait and I hav… Read More
2020-05-15 03:40
Seriously...has going to the bank EVER been this much fun before? I think not! 😂 Like so many others, my feelings are all over the place when it comes to thi… Read More
2020-05-06 02:02
Jack wants to know if it's safe to come out of the box. Sorry Jack, NO ONE knows the correct answer to that! Last night, I had a dream that I ran into someone, and they to… Read More
2020-04-06 03:57
"Seriously woman, you need to find a hobby!"Day 23 of the Hostage Situation...err, I mean, family bonding time! I get to leave the house on occasion, so...uh...that's pret… Read More
2020-03-30 22:17
I finally got around to updating my calendar.How on earth will I keep this all straight? No more than a month ago, 14YO was looking at the calendar on the side of the frid… Read More
2020-03-23 02:47
You guys, is this real life right now? It still feels like we are in a movie. A comedic thriller, of sorts, combining your worst fears with some of… Read More
2017-05-18 19:04
Tired.Done.Tired.Did I mention 'TIRED?'We've now reached that point in the year where we suddenly realize that we are juggling way more balls than we are capable of juggling, so we have to d… Read More
2016-03-09 22:23
Wow. It really is sad how little I write these days, given how much I actually enjoy it. I guess you could say I’ve been a little busy lately. (Like the husband and the three kids don… Read More
2012-08-20 03:21
I somehow managed to get a subscription to two different magazines that I never actually subscribed to. I haven't paid a dime nor received a bill for either one, yet they are sent to m… Read More
2012-08-14 18:04
Well, that certainly got your attention, didn't it?Okay, so maybe I don't exactly have the secret to happiness. (But wouldn't it be outSTANDING if I did?) I do, however, ha… Read More
2012-07-14 17:06
Listen...do you hear that?Neither do I! Isn't it fabulous? David and our spawn are STILL ASLEEP. It's a Christmas miracle! I, on the other hand, have been wide awake… Read More
2012-04-01 21:16
This really has to be the longest I have ignored this blog. EVER. Is there even a good excuse for an absence this long?Maybe there isn't one...but it feels like there are a billi… Read More
2011-10-19 00:54
My brother and I a loooong time ago.I don't know about you, but some of my fondest childhood memories involve some sort of torment and my older brother. (Older brothers and torture do… Read More
2011-09-15 20:46
I have come to realize that I don't talk about my knitting stuff here as much as I would like to. So, allow me to bore you with a little bit of that! :-)I started trying to knit… Read More
2011-09-09 20:57
Thankyouverymuch, Pinterest.com! Someone had pinned that an standard-sized Mason jar will fit into most blender bases, which in turn makes your blender a homemade version… Read More
2011-08-24 22:49
5YO is officially a kindergartener. I mean, I guess you could say she has been one for a week or so now. She. Loves. It.I mean, it helps that both kindergarten teacher… Read More
2011-08-21 02:44
Yep. 5YO is now officially a kindergartener! She even woke up bright and early the first day and told her sisters to, "move outta the way, because the kindergartener ha… Read More
2011-08-12 05:54
I hear little footsteps outside the bathroom door."Mom! Where are you?""I'm in the bathroom.""What are you doing?""What do YOU usually do in the bathroom?"To be completely truthful, I… Read More
2011-07-19 16:28
Some might say that a home with children and pets in it is very similar to a three-ring circus. Somedays, I might even say that. But as much as my home and family may resemble a… Read More
2011-07-11 17:06
I must say, I really do have a love/hate relationship with this thing!WARNING: Exercising regularly and healthy eating may have certain side effects that you may or may not be rea… Read More
2011-06-28 17:25
As I walked into the gym, I had a knot in my stomach. After all, I was about to unfreeze my forever-frozen gym membership and take a class. I had never taken a fitness class in m… Read More
2011-05-30 06:25
Some people make being a wife and mother look like one of the most natural processes in the world We all know the women who played with dolls as girls and always treated them as if the… Read More
2011-04-22 17:41
I am home alone.Yes, you read that right. Alone. It has such a beautiful ring to it, doesn't it? I love my family, I do. But, 'alone time' has become so precious to m… Read More
2011-04-18 00:39
It's a beautiful spring afternoon here in Rural Suburbia and I find myself planted in front of the television. Aside from the repeated questions from my 15YO, it's been a perfectly enj… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Home Stretch.Can you feel it? School is almost over. We are so close that our brains have already tuned themselves to the 'Summer Vacation Channel' and all learning as we know it ceases… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I'm pretty sure that smile is mocking me.I haven’t considered myself an active human being for a very long time. I know I was a pretty hyper kid, for the most part. Sitting sti… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
So many parents have their children in sports or other extra curricular activities outside of school. There seem to be so many options when it comes to learning about the value of har… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hello, my name is Leann…and I have some bad habits. Don’t we all, though? (Seriously, I need you to say that I’m not alone here.) And just like that, I reveal what is pro… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Our family has recently suffered a loss. Okay, so we lost something we only knew existed for a little over 24 hours, but it was a loss just the same. The day before yesterday… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Thanksgiving is in just three (oh, crap! It’s after midnight!)…so no, TWO days from now. I have started making my list of things I would like to get do… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
AAAAAACHOOOOO!!!!! Man, there sure was a lot of dust piling up on this thing! The only thing I can say about my latest absence from the blogosphere is: This blog i… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sometimes I feel like this book was actually written about ME.Sometimes I'm the poor victim who gets suckered into giving that needy, easily distracted little rodent a cookie, and sometimes… Read More
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