She Lives

Holy crap, can my life be any more insane?
On a daily basis I think to myself, “Self, you really need to write some posts. You are a slacker!” Then I decide that I can’t think of anything funny or even sarcastic that interests me, so then I don’t write.
Then I have a series [...]

Required Reading

If you are still on the fence regarding where you stand in the upcoming elections . . . go HERE and read this article by Grassroots Mom.
I am going to vote Democrat this year. My mom will probably never speak to me again and I probably have relatives turning over in their graves, but [...]

Where Is Your Escape?

When you need to escape from life where do you go? I read a wonderful post from Jenn at Mommybloggers about the need to get away sometimes.

I usually get away to the bookstore or library as I am finding many of my blogging mom friends do. If I lived somewhere warm with a [...]

Everything Old Is New Again

This past weekend, the family took a road trip to Detroit for a pretty special and amazing barbershop show. 
We are friends with a fantastic family, The Slamka family of Michigan have built a nice little barbershop dynasty of sorts.  After a couple of iterations, the quartet Power Play was born.  Jack and his sons Mike [...]

Monday Miscellanea

It’s Monday and I have not posted for a handful of days.  I obviously need more time added on to my days.  Can someone get on that for me?  Thanks.
I’m going to do a start-of-the-week brain dump that may end up being a regular thing.  I only say that because I thought of a pseudo-clever [...]

Tired as Flip

As soon as I typed the title of this post, I realized that the use of the word “Flip” is in that context may be strange to some of you.  You will all soon realize that I (and my friends and family) use a lot of words that we kind of make up as we [...]

Sun Shines on My Soul

the sun shines through the window
specks of dust dance and play
living joyfully on the bright beam
they taunt me in my winter doldrums
I want to dance with them
so carefree and happythe sun gleams off the snow
bright rays pierce through the cold air
too intense for my eyes to behold
they break through my bitter melancholy
I close my eyes [...]

Update this Updater

So I decided to compile all of the poems I have written onto their own page.  There is a link above now to my “Poetry” page.  As I write more, I will add them to the top. 
Hopefully after my delicious lunch of bologna and Pringles (I really need a new lunch) I will be inspired [...]

White Death

They are calling for it here tonight. It is always fun when they call for the White Death. Last time they had everyone so frightened that the closed schools and we got nada.
Of course, I who hate winter and cold and snow, work for a hospital and must report to work no matter. [...]

Class of 2012. Is That Even Possible?!

When in the hell did I get old?  I don’t remember it happening. 
Okay, aside from the sore knees and hips when it rains, and the grey hairs, and the fact that I can’t stay up past 9:30 anymore, I really don’t remember it happening. 
Anyway.  Last night we spent the evening at Thomas Worthington High School [...]