Monday morning. The race is on again for a new week, and you and your mind are running at top speed, full out, and it’s not even 9:00am yet. Hubbie. House. Job. Laundry. Clean clothes. Ironed clothes. Lunches. Kids. Backpacks. Missing homework. Missing sports equipment. Get in the car. Let’s GO. We’re going to be […]
Five minute Friday-If I knew I could, I would
April 29, 2011 By 2 Comments
Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . If I knew I could, I would… I would reach out across the internet and across town, and share what I have […]
Five minute Friday-On distance
April 15, 2011 By 12 Comments
Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . Distance. It always seemed so far to drive to visit my grandparents, as they lived about two hours north of us. There […]
On being sugared off
April 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
As we move from mid-March to mid-April here in New Hampshire, the wintry nights are mirrored by warm days, and maple syrup season begins. I do feel sorry for you if you have never stood in a sugar shack and experienced the heat of the roaring wood stove while being enveloped in the warm steam […]
Five minute Friday-If you met me….
April 8, 2011 By 4 Comments
The Gypsy Mama and her Five Minute Friday challenge: Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . If you met me…. I’d try to be on my best behavior, […]
Five minute Friday-On waking up
March 25, 2011 By 13 Comments
The Gypsy Mama and her Five Minute Friday challenge: Every Friday The Gypsy Mama gives a prompt and you are supposed to write about it in 5 minutes. Only 5 minutes! Also, no edits! Just write. So here goes . . . I love early mornings. I love awakening to a new day, that fresh […]
Yet another reason I love my hubbie
January 30, 2010 By 4 Comments
This morning over breakfast we were chatting, and the talk turned to the large gathering we are hosting this evening for my mom’s birthday. The conversation went something like this: Hubbie-Who are you texting? (Did I mention that I stopped mid-breakfast and mid-discussion to send a message to our oldest daughter? I have reached the […]
A New Year and an Idea
January 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Goodness gracious! It has been too long since I posted here. My deepest apologies for my absence. I could blame it on the fact that I stopped posting after I became employed again and had far less free time in my life, but I just have to say it was really the alien abduction that […]
I hope you dance
August 21, 2009 By 2 Comments
Many of you will be facing the bittersweet moment this month of watching your child head off to college. Your heart swells with pride at what a terrific young adult your baby has grown into, yet you are concerned about letting go, and letting them grow on their own. I know. We have been there. […]
More on Volunteering
July 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
My hubbie and I volunteer through our church with a variety of ministries. We have worked with our Food Pantry, which served over 3,500 meals last quarter alone in our small community. We both belong to a group that works on small home projects for folks who are unable to do these things for themselves. […]
