"The ups and downs are usually not that bad, but it's the damn twists and turns that get me every single time." – J. Hasamear
At times, I still expect Timothy to burst through the front door, full of energy like he was just away on a long trip. A part of me thinks it's crazy after nearly five and a half years. But there are some things that the mind won't let go even with time, or maybe it's... Continue Reading →
Through the wonder of social media, many of us have been able to reconnect with acquaintances, old friends, co-workers, maybe even long family members who we may have never been able to find, if it had not been for the power of the Internet. But that being said, through social media, several years ago I... Continue Reading →
Each year like clockwork, Tim grumbles about having to lug all the Christmas decorations down from the attic the weekend after Thanksgiving. It has been our tradition to put the tree and all the decorations up on this day for at least the last 10 years. When my stepkids were younger, it was usually Taylor and... Continue Reading →
Nearly 15 years after I first walked into my husband’s life, it is hard to fathom that my stepdaughter is now a mother of her own after giving birth to a beautiful baby girl this week. There are both perks and downfalls to being a stepmom. Over the years, I have tried to not over... Continue Reading →
Growing up, I was always used to having a small family with just my parents, my brother, my mom’s father and my mom’s aunt. Holidays were always small, but that’s what I became accustomed to as a child. When I met Tim and started getting to know more about his family, what intrigued me was... Continue Reading →
It's just after midnight on Nov. 1, and I had just spent the last three hours baking four dozen cookies, wrapped probably two dozen little beef wienies in bacon, sliced two pounds of strawberries, filled my seven-day vitamin container for the next week and finally changed the apples and cinnamon sticks in my infused water pitcher... Continue Reading →
There are literally hundreds of glow-in-the-dark stars of all shapes and sizes taped to my boys’ ceiling. When their light goes out for bedtime, their room still glows like the night sky at the request of both our boys. But what I didn’t know until recently is that the boys have given certain stars to... Continue Reading →
The smell of my mom’s chili filled our entire house a few nights ago. And for a second, I felt like I was a little girl again with pigtails, sitting around the dinner table with my mom, pop and brother, eating chili mac, corn muffins and salad – a staple in our house in the fall.... Continue Reading →
When I was in college, I had these short-lived dreams of playing basketball for Webster University, a Division III university where anyone could essentially try to play a sport if they wanted. But after a summer of keeping to a strict workout regime, courtesy of a friend who was probably the most in shape person... Continue Reading →
Remember those little evil things you say to your siblings when you were young just to get them where it hurt like, "Well, you know what, you're adopted!" Well, can you imagine my surprise when I was about 6 or 7 when my brother said that to me and I went running to my mother crying? And... Continue Reading →
Does this Roller Coaster ever stop? 