Archive for the ‘Parenting & Families’ Category

Woah Nellie

Monday, April 30th, 2007

There’s a new book out.  It’s called It’s all Too Much and it’s about accumulating “stuff.”  Peter Walsh, the author, points out that we are controlled by our stuff. He suggests we buy way too much just for the sake of keeping up with the Jones.  He goes on to say that this is the […]

A Mystery Trip

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Remember when your parents or someone special in your family took you on a trip?  You may not have known where you were going, but you all piled in the car and kept asking “are we almost there?” As my son grew up we would jump in the car and say we were going to […]

A New Family Moved in With Me Yesterday

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Yesterday morning I opened the blinds only to discover that a new family has moved in with me. Well, not actually into the house but, they found their home right outside my patio door. I had not invited them to move in but, since she is expecting soon, they felt obligated to find a proper […]

You are the Sunshine of My Life

Friday, April 13th, 2007

As I thought of someone today I started humming Stevie Wonder’s You Are the Sunshine of My Life. I am one of those happy people in the wee hours of the morning and so I tend to do that. I just never know what I am going to start humming early in the morning. For […]

Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Stevie Wonder is known for so many great songs. There is one I particularly like of his called – Don’t You Worry Bout a Thing. Worry…a small word with a BIG meaning. It takes the best of us and can wear us down to a feeling of helplessness in the snap of a finger. Some […]