In my daughters' old school where the annual parents' orientation is mandatory (former co-parents know what I'm talking about) there was one session when the nuns asked us, what were our hopes and our fears for our daughters. And I thought long and hard about that. I remember standing up to share that I hope my daughters grow up to be good, and ( Read more... )

Every day I am tired. I complain that I am tired. My feet hurt. My brain stops working. My back kriks. I've only been working full time for less than a year and a half but every day I am tired.

Every day I am also thankful. Thankful that I live and work in a place where there is no traffic and lots of nature. Thankful that my children are growing up ( Read more... )

I have this little rule. Don't blog about work. It was in place from when I started my blog back in (ahem) 2002. But at the time I started my blog because I was far from home and I didn't want to email the world to let them know I'm ok. I set up the blog so that my mother (and other potentially interested people) could just drop by to see what's ( Read more... )

This wasn't the plan.

The original plan was, live in Merville forever, the girls will study in Assumption San Lorenzo, the boy will study in Xavier. Mike will be the primary breadwinner, and I will stay home as long as we don't need the extra income or until I find work that I really want to do. And I mean really really want to do.

Then we heard of ( Read more... )