Last night, my husband got an email from a boy.  Not just any boy, but the nice son of my friend K.  The one who patiently took my 3 year old a dozen times through the penguin house at Sea World.  The kind of boy we all dream that our daughters will be lucky enough to meet someday. He’s been #1’s Facebook friend for close to a year now.  I know her mom, we have children the same ages who... Read more

 ***My apologies to my male readers.  I’m talking undergarments today (in case you didn’t get that from the title).  You’ve been warned.*** I have a confession to make…I wrote about girdles yesterday because I was staring at a blank page with no ideas.  I had no idea it would be so interesting to so many people.  Several of you asked what kind of shapewear I’m wearing….and since yesterday proved that I have no boundaries…I’ll tell you. First, a quick disclaimer(required... Read more

***This post is shallow and frivolous and a bit vain. If you’re looking for thought provoking be warned that my brain has not yet made it back from vacation.****  I’m not a fan of my body.  I’ve said this before (and got flamed a bit for it) and it still holds true.  I’ve been pregnant 8 times in 15 years and my belly is crinkly, saggy and just seems to have a good bit of extra, floppy skin.  It gives... Read more

While we were on our trip to/from and in San Antonio last week, I had the great joy of meeting up with two bloggers I have come to love.  Well, one I love and one I admire in what I am certain is an almost unhealthy way. K from Nine Texans has been my internet friend from a time before either of us had a blog. She has nine children.  I have six.  She had a loaner from somewhere down... Read more

San Antonio has been a fun vacation for all of us (although I think I’m about ready to go home now) except for poor #5.  Our 3-year-old has been having a rough time of it.  He seems to have picked up a stalker here.  I haven’t seen him (?) yet, but he’s sure been causing us a lot of trouble. It began in the car when “Somebody spilled my water on my shirt.”  We initially laughed off his “somebody,” but... Read more

It’s Spring Break this week in Oklahoma.  With the Computer Guy working incredibly long hours in preparation for the big office move and the house needing to stay spotless for showing, I threw some stuff in a few suitcases and hightailed it out of town for the next week. Today we drove 9 hours south to San Antonio, Texas.  Three traffic jams, one puking baby and a book on tape ….we finally checked into our hotel and the wound up... Read more

 I have no memory.  Really.  I forget everything..dates, plans, where I put my keys, things I try to memorize, names…everything.  I’ve only told one person that before this week.  It seems to be getting worse as I get older and just thinking about my poor memory can reduce me to tears. Let me go back to the beginning. I have a mother who suffered a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) when I was 14.  She has short term memory loss and... Read more

Mass Attended: 8AMPeople in Attendance: 56  including 2 nuns in full habitNotes: Much better time than the 6AM but half the morning seemed gone before I got home stuff going.  On the other hand, #2 jumped at the chance to go to Mass with me.  Read more

Mass Attended: 6AMPeople in Attendance: 32Notes: 6:00 is really, really early Read more

**Reposted from last year.  I went and reread it and didn’t really have anything to add.**  “You have a little smudge, right there, on your forehead.”  Then a helpful hand reaches out to brush it away.   This scene will be replayed over and over again today as total strangers try to save me from the embarrassment of walking around with a dirty face. Standing out from the norm is not easy; having something which marks us as somehow apart from... Read more