Archive for July, 2008
Blessed
In spite of all the financial turmoil and stress we’ve endured in the past three years, I am still overwhelmed by my blessings. I know it’s a blog no-no to write endlessly about how wonderful one’s children are (and someday I swear I’ll return to a wider variety of topics) but right now I’m just [...]
About my mid-life crises starting earlier than planned
Amy is growing up way too fast for my comfort level. She’s almost as tall as me, she eats more than I do, and her shoes are only one size smaller than mine - and I have big feet. For someone who is only 10 (TODAY!) she seems to be maturing too quickly.
All this hit [...]
At Least it’s Over
Sorry for the silence. It’s been a stressful and eventful couple of weeks and I haven’t felt much like inflicting my whining on you.
But I will now.
After almost two years of back and forth, the bank finally accepted our settlement offer, signed the bloody papers, and dropped the lawsuit. Two years! To accomplish something that [...]
A short scenario…
Not long ago I was asked about providing daycare for a baby girl. Babysitting has never been my thing but as much as I enjoy riding the freelance wave, a steady, regular income would be awesome. So I agreed to meet with the mom and at least consider it. Here are the details that came [...]
List of sundry items
1. Today is the last day of school - finally! The girls are out at 12:30 and are looking forward to a summertime filled with glorious, carefree days until they start the next grade…in three weeks. Sometimes year round school really stinks.
2. During this incredibly brief vacation, they have decided they want to learn to [...]