Every time I stop in, I say I wish I did so more often.  Life gets in the way, though.  Whenever I do think I am able to take some time to journal, it is usually in a journal that I write to my daughter and niece/nephew.  I may cross-post this, though, just because it was an unexpected blip of joy on my otherwise winter-weary radar ( Read more... )

And here it is. I will admit that I spent a little bit of time in the last few weeks feeling anxiety about this weekend. I was afraid that it would turn out like last weekend... With the closest Keith and I have ever come to fighting, with feelings of emptiness and unworthiness. It was painful to not be recognized as a mother by my stepkids and ( Read more... )

Talking about spicy pizza or something:

"It's like a hot pepper invaded my soul and set off little missles of flavor, but then proposed to me with 100 carats of spicy!!"

I can't stop giggling at that. Hahahaaha.....

You know which one I'm talking about. It's when you try to flip it over and the bread goes haywire, or when you cook it just a little too long and the butter blackens a little. Or the cheese spills out all over the pan and burns, making it a little bit tougher than I'd like to get the sandwich out of the pan ( Read more... )

We took our anniversary trip in August up to Boyne, where we took our unintentional 22-mile bike ride and had a room with a jacuzzi in the corner (thankfully). After we got back from our bike ride (was supposed to be 7 miles but we took a wrong turn), we drove to Buffalo Wild Wings in Petosky and stuffed our faces. After that is when we returned ( Read more... )

They frustrate me often, but more often they bring so much joy into my life. Today was a particularly good day with students, for various small reasons but enough that I wanted to make sure I recorded a little bit of it so I will remember it forever ( Read more... )

Since I was very young, I've dreamed of the day I would get married. I didn't spend a lot of time envisioning details like dresses, flowers, or bridesmaids; I only delighted in the feeling of being blessed with someone to spend the rest of my life with ( Read more... )

Outside of the school day, things were about as hectic as it gets this week. However, I had a fabulous week back. I love my job so much and my heart swells when I think about the kids that I teach. I am going to hit the hay soon but I wanted to remind myself of some things to write about later if I have time ( Read more... )

Our yard was full of cicadas at home. On late summer afternoons that were humid and hot like today, their distinctive whine rose and fell with the passing breezes from dawn until dusk. In this kind of heat, these breezes felt like little more than a wave of warm water - hardly refreshing like the light winds of spring or fall, but very common to ( Read more... )

Dear Keith ( Read more... )