From The New York TimesIn response to the worsening situation for young black men, a growing number of programs are placing as much importance on teaching life skills - like parenting, conflict resolution and character building - as they are on teaching job skills ( Read more... )

First things first, Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!

Secondly, and very importtantly, Happiest of Birthday wishes to the lovely vanyavendeThird, an update, for now my mom is being allowed to stay where she is. We don't know when that will change as it could be any second... Right now my aunt and I are trying to work with her to keep her calm and stable (she' ( Read more... )

Why does everything have to be so difficult?

Everything has been crazy lately, between my mom, other family, and friends all vying for my time at once. I am beat!

Wel,, I didn't get as much cleaning done today as I would have liked but then I have all day tomorrow while my husband is out playing golf ( Read more... )

So my husband is off playing golf with his dad today and we have plans to go out a little later for dinner and a movie in celebration of his birthday (which is tomorrow) and in celebration of the fact that he got both yesterday and today off (a minor miracle that one ( Read more... )

Made some new Snoopy icons this weekend and I am pretty pleased with how they turned out ( Read more... )

Update... hubby said last night when I got home that they wouldn't even really give her until the end of the year. The doctors have said it is pretty advanced ( Read more... )

Okay brass tacks time ladies and gents... talked to my hubby today and I will elaborate later, but for now, I will just relay the news as it was told to me. Hubby's grandmother looks to have about a year to live max, according to the doctors.

We visited my husband's grandmother last night ( Read more... )