Right now... (an occasional meme, alternating from time to time with " The Current ") June was Full Month #3 (going on 4) of life ...

Yesterday was a hard day for dh & BIL. They went to see their dad -- & then went with stepMIL to the funeral home/cemetery to begin ...

Right now... (an occasional meme, alternating from time to time with " The Current ") Reading:   " Mrs. Tim of the Regiment...

Dh & I bought and put up a new Christmas tree last weekend. This is the third (artificial) Christmas tree we've owned in 31 years of...

Getting rid of stuff in order to sell our house and move into our new condo has been tough (as I've already moaned to you in previous po...

"So, do you have a blog post ready to go for our anniversary?"  dh asked me a few days ago. Ummm, actually, I didn't. And ...

If there is one things I've learned in almost 14 years as a bereaved mother, it's that grief has its own timetable -- and mine may b...

Mass e-mail from co-worker (edited to remove identifying information): Hi Everyone! For our Holiday Party, I am collecting your best/wo...

Twenty-five years ago today (eek!), on a blazing hot July afternoon, in a chapel on the university campus where we had met almost four year...

Some of you know that -- odd as it may seem for a woman without children -- one of my favourite pasttimes & creative outlets (besides th...

This week's Show & Tell comes in two parts. Yes, when I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll. ; ) This is Part 1. Part 2 appears just...

[ETA:  Image has been removed.] ...(which was also a Sunday) I POAS -- and a second blue line immediately popped into view. My life would...

Some thought-provoking, holiday-related questions from the medusas at Glow in the Woods , along with my answers. Follow the link for more an...

Dh went to church the morning after we got home from the hospital ( Sunday, August 9th ). I wasn't up to it, but he, Mom & I went th...

On the morning of Friday, July 3rd , I had another ultrasound (my third) at the hospital where Dr. Geneticist practiced. Dh came along but w...