We closed the door on another year and suffice to say, 2011 was momentous. Much of our lives were played out here in the blog. Open, raw, humorous and honest, I shared a lot. 72 posts were published in 2011 bringing the count of archive posts to 255. 255 posts taken from a Word document, … Continue reading
Remember this? Well, we hit the motherload this Christmas courtesy of our little mystery shopper. I know I was more than a little curious and eager to open these presents. In no particular order, here’s what we were gifted. It was epic. Harper’s dirty socks Coins ($.34) Beyblades Pipe cleaner ornaments (missing from the tree) Antique iron Chic-fil-A cow … Continue reading
A boy, who will remain nameless, has been very busy this holiday season. “Shopping” and wrapping and tagging gifts galore. One more week and the mystery of his creative generosity will be revealed and I suspect a significant amount of pocket change too. In the meantime, everything I currently can’t find in the house, I hope and suspect are contained within the confines of … Continue reading
I wouldn’t say I’m crafty, but I’ll admit to being creative. I’m not a mommy blogger, but I’m a mom who blogs. I am however a sucker. A gullible sucker at that. Here’s where it all collides. Somewhere during my hour and forty minute carpool with both boys this morning, I got suckered. I don’t mind, … Continue reading
We adventured today to our favorite Christmas Tree farm in North Georgia to tackle our day after Thanksgiving tradition. The Annual Tree Hunt. For the past two years, I’ve captured an image of my favorite tree on the farm. Dead and burned from a lightning strike, I’ve written about it here and there. I was … Continue reading
Simple. Easy. Unpretentious. Completely lacking formality. Using my fine china and paper napkins. Children with clean hands and dirty feet and full of all that makes me grateful. It is football in the yard, half the day spent in my Pj’s and parades and football on TV. It is family and it is friendship. It … Continue reading
My father stopped over yesterday for a late afternoon visit. He kept me company on my afternoon carpool run, took in some snuggle time with Harper, stayed for dinner and entertained the boys with brain teaser games. He arrived carrying a frame. Clearly excited to give it to me, he insisted that he share the story about it before letting me … Continue reading
Generally operating as an attack at 100 miles an hour type, I’d rarely approached anything slow and steady until the early days after my surgery in 2008. However, there’s nothing like facing recovery after brain surgery, working to clear the cobwebs and getting cognitive functioning back on track, to drive home the reality and importance of slow … Continue reading
Since the CNN piece aired, I’ve been asked to explain how I found the courage and strength to face all this. How do you explain something that you’re not even sure your successfully accomplishing? What I feel and believe is that I am working with the cards I was dealt and I’m moving forward. I take life one day at … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is in 30 days. How that’s even possible is another subject matter entirely. In keeping with the tradition we began last year, tonight marked day one of thirty we’ll spend reflecting on what we’re grateful for leading up to Thanksgiving. Our tree of thanks, thanks Pottery Barn, is hung back up and leaf number … Continue reading
Paul took the boys to school this morning and I stayed tucked in bed grateful for a little more sleep as I waited for Harper to rise. As she and I settled into the kitchen together, I started brewing coffee and pecked away checking messages on my phone. One message jumped out from the others. My … Continue reading
Three years ago when I had surgery, I spent a few hundred dollars on a collection of beautiful silk scarves to wear. I’m sure some would’ve had courage to go without a scarf with a 4×6 inch section of hair shorn off, and I’d venture to say most would’ve had more self-confidence that I did too. However, for me it … Continue reading
Cheers to you, Paul. It’s been 12 years of marriage and 20 years since it all began. Damn it’s been quite the adventure. With eyes wide open, I was open to anything and everything to come that beautiful fall October day in 1999 and yet I had no idea what kind of adventure we had signed … Continue reading
GREY MATTER LIFE 