Burn and Learn

At about the time I was ready to give up Facebook and delete my account, my kids had decided they wanted accounts of their own. That’s honestly the only reason why I kept… Read More →

Thump Thump

Facebook I’m convinced it will be the death of us all. It is the demise of many of friendship and relationship. It is the unnecessary stressor in the parent/child relationship. It is the… Read More →

Nose Casts

My daughter has a new boyfriend. Its a boy that she has liked for a while. It’s a boy that her brother has played baseball with. It’s a boy that my hubby doesn’t… Read More →

Best Wishes

After the state pageant ended, Mariah quickly got started preparing for the national pageant. She was excited that my stepmom was willing to help and although I was tempted to step in and… Read More →

Click

I waited until my daughter’s infusion was done and we were in the car on the way home to listen to what her message said. “I’ve tried calling you numerous times and can’t… Read More →

Would’ve Been

This week, actually at this exact moment, we would’ve been checking in to the National pageant in Southern California if things had gone according to plan. I don’t know why I expected them… Read More →

Yesterday

Yesterday I sat in front of my computer and for the first time in a very long time I felt the need to post something. I wrote up a few different things before… Read More →

The Results

With all the work we’ve been doing with Mariah to prepare her for last weekends pageant, I didn’t have the time or energy to write anything. My bad. I’ve had a few people… Read More →

The Reality

picking up from where I left off on “Take Chances” ……. It wasn’t until we reached the orientation that I realized the extent of her limitations. Her IV was in her right arm… Read More →

Take Chances

The first of these lessons learned that I’m going to share came from my daughter. Even though she’s my middle child, I’ve decided to share her story first because out of all of… Read More →