um I do…

I'm standing over the sink in my too tiny kitchen drinking out of the 1 teaspoon sized measuring spoon that is still attached to its nesting mates when Mike walks in.  He looks at me and stifles a giggle then looks at the counter.  He's just cleaned the kitchen so part of me is aware … Continue reading um I do…

gearing up… (or I’m doing NaNoWriMo again, don’t tell my husband)

In 19 days it will be November. To most of you November may seem to be a pretty innocuous month.  I mean really...  it's November.  The biggest most stressful thing about November for most of the USA is... Thanksgiving (the Canadians had Thanksgiving yesterday). The kids are settled into school.  The winter holiday season is … Continue reading gearing up… (or I’m doing NaNoWriMo again, don’t tell my husband)

talents…

We all have our own special talents.  Everyone is unique in some way and even though some of us may seem plain and ordinary and that special skill is hard to put your finger on, it's there.  Sometimes though you would rather forget about it. As I'm sure my mom, dad, brother and cousins could … Continue reading talents…