Memories Captured: Teenage edition

June 12, 2013
teenager

Recently, we took a trip to the Pacific Northwest to explore a college for Thing One. Since it was a family vacation, and he’s part of the family, I insisted on taking his picture. Almost every time I tried, I got the same grimace you see on his face below. And this teenage grimace was accompanied by his voice saying, “What?” You can hear it just by seeing the look, can’t you?

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College: What will be will be

June 5, 2013

Over the past year, I have taken several leaps of faith. I needed faith to take the journey of changing Thing One’s high school. This shift required money I didn’t have, logistics I couldn’t see, and support I had no idea was there. I leapt. I took deep breaths and believed that if it was [...]

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I am a woman who

May 27, 2013

Lately, I’ve been less than happy. Downright in the dumps. Annoyed with things I cannot change. Frustrated with myself for not making changes in things I can. I would be frustrated with the fact that I couldn’t remember to get the blinds open each morning, or to close them at night. Seems like such a [...]

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School’s Out for Summer — 2013

May 23, 2013

This is a re-post of my thoughts from 2011′s last day of school.  I thought about writing something new.  But the thoughts, the emotions, the sentiments are the same… And every time I try to write something new, the tears well up….so you’ll have to be content with the words I’ve written before. I know. [...]

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