My Sweet Baby Boy

On Saturday my 14 year old son Michael asked if we could go to Leo’s Coney Island.  Since we go there a lot I thought I would ask if there was something he wanted from Leo’s or if he wanted to go […]

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Left footed

And so it begins again.  Just when I had recovered from teaching Ashley how to drive the time has come to begin with Michael.  Teaching your teen to drive is a learning experience for both of you. For example, yesterday I learned […]

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Here I Go Again….

Several times a year I travel to Tennessee with my kids.  I have been doing this for the last 17 years.  No matter where we have lived I always made it a point to take them to the farm to visit their […]

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My Baby Is Sick…

Ashley is a senior this year and has been rehearsing her little heart out for her final choral production, Beauty and the Beast. Yesterday she woke up with a sore throat, headache, earache and just an overall feeling of YUCK! Seeing her […]

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The Real Losers in the "Winning" Game

I along with the rest of the nation have watched over the past several weeks as one of the most talented actors on television spiraled out of control. Watching Charlie Sheen unravel has been a painful experience. He thinks he is “winning” […]

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I Need a Flip Flop Fix!!!!!

Every year at about this time I start having flip-flop withdrawal. I go for a pedicure and pick the wildest color I can find and I count down the days until I can put on my pink flip-flops and enjoy the sunshine. […]

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Evaluating and Eliminating…

Going through a divorce makes you think about everything in your life that might not be as you wish it were. When you look back and realize that for longer than you care to admit you have been putting the needs of […]

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Pantry Fraud

Interested in building a clubhouse out of empty boxes? If so , my pantry is the place to go. Don’t be fooled as I was into thinking those bright, colorful tempting boxes were filled with food. Oh no! they are all empty! […]

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The Oscars

I love the Oscars. It is a tradition in our household for my daughter and I to watch together so we can critique the outfits and the hair styles. I just love to whole idea of dressing up and I don’t think […]

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I Missed You…Where Are You Going?

Last night my son Michael returned from visiting my brother in Nebraska. I was very excited because he was coming home a day early and I had missed him terribly. The house was just too quiet without him and his sidekick Zach. […]

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