Friday January 30, 2009

I hate these melancholy days. These cabin fever triggered moments which bring on sort of a contemplative somber.  Does this happen to you too or is it just me?    Sometimes I think of the past and I feel sincere gratitude for making it through and no longer being ‘there’.  But other times I think…

Dear Family

Dearest Family,As your wife and mother I realize it is my duty, my responsibility and many times – my privilege to take care of you. Whether it be tackling the never-ending laundry piles or preparing homemade, healthy meals – I am more than happy to do these things for the people I love the most…

Obama – Day One

Today I have been watching the inauguration off and on as I have been doing other things around the house. With each few minutes between pausings, I am left with something new I plan to ponder or discuss. But unfortunately my brain does not hold as much short term info as it used to J …

Monday January 12, 2009

May contain TMI and some grody descriptions...read with caution or skip altogether...   I woke up Friday January 2nd with pretty bad side pain. At first I had thought I just slept in a funny position (guessing by the audience’s hysterical reaction) but the pain was strange and did not feel muscular in nature. Of…

When Words DO Hurt

Okay so I was this braced faced dorky kid from a not-so-affluent area of town on the North side of Racine. North beach area to be more specific. Anyway, (location has nothing to do with it) I went to Gilmore Middle School. One day, in seventh grade I was “summoned” to my counselor’s office.  He…