I think I have successfully gotten all of those around me on the same page of discouraging any future marriage plans for me. My brother suggested that my relationship future should be a "variety pack". For now I think I am quite fine with my relationship status being - "none", but I must confess I [...]
Author: Ms. C
Getting my groove back…
When was the last time you danced around your house with complete joy and utter abandonment? If you can't remember when you last did so then turn up the music and do it right now. It is freeing and exhilarating...it certainly puts the pep back in your step and a smile back on your face. [...]
The starting line-up…
Let me give you the starting line-up this morning: 1) Dishwasher; 2) Cheyenne; and, 3) Me. I love my new hot water heater, but now possess conclusive evidence on its limitations which are as follows: Diswasher load that starts at 6 AM runs for about an hour and uses very hot water + shower that [...]
Beyond the traditional birthday gifts…
Cheyenne is an interesting kid. In-between developing and fine-tuning her delightful "tween" attitude she reads and ponders many things. She believes wholeheartedly that she can contribute to the abatement of the world's ills. She read in a magazine a couple of months ago about birthday parties wherein the birthday girl or boy asked that party [...]
That crabby woman is still hanging around…
We have two dogs - Cooper and Chompers. They were both adopted from the Humane Society when they were five months and seven months respectively. We saw a photo of Cooper online and drove about an hour and a half to get him. When we arrived they let his cellmate come out to visit as [...]
The last elementary school performance…
Tonight was Cheyenne's last elementary music performance. I had to darn near beg her to wear a skirt. She insisted that she would be the only one wearing a skirt and I insisted she wouldn't. Thankfully there were a handful of other girls who also wore skirts. When Cheyenne realized that she was in the [...]
What people earn…the annual ritual.
Today Parade magazine had it's annual listing of what folks doing different things around the country get paid. I can't help but look at it even though I know it will result in me wishing and daydreaming about making 25 million a year like some of the movie stars and other high rollers they feel [...]
THE NEW FORTY 