In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now [...]

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty If I have learned anything about being a mother, I think the above quote is so true.  I can remember before having [...]

My son’s teacher gave his class a cute little fill-in-the blank questionnaire about their moms as part of their Mother’s Day happies they made at school.  According to my son, I’m quite the lady of leisure.  Apparently, all I do is lounge near the pool and nap all day.  I certainly don’t cook.  Dad does [...]

Today officially marks Day 1 of Spring Break for me. I haven’t had a Spring Break since 2006, so I’m really excited about 9 whole days of doing nothing. Well, I’ll definitely be doing things, but Spring Break just isn’t quite the same since growing up. When I was a teen, Spring Breaks were spent [...]