I'm taking a break from my blog. Not sure how long that break will be. I just need to hit the pause button for a while. It won't be long, but I need some time to breathe, re-energize, and be more present in my family's world. Don't abandon me, mkay? … [Read more...] about A Break But Not Broken
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America vs. Italy – Health Care Bills
I don't care if you sit on the red or blue side of the aisle, there is no question that our health care system is broken. The bottom line is that the operative word, CARE, is missing from our attitudinal vernacular. I write a lot about politics and get a lot of hate mail. It … [Read more...] about America vs. Italy – Health Care Bills
Happy Birthday Deal! – 5:00 Fridays for Kids
Guess how much I love you? Today my baby boy is 7. Deal was born sunnyside up, an apt indicator of his personality and outlook. My sweet Deal is quite simply the most darling little boy I know. I'm biased, but if you met him you would concur. He is shyly quiet but … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Deal! – 5:00 Fridays for Kids
Daddy’s Drink – 5:00 Fridays
Mac Daddy is the ultimate dad. He has been since day one. I never loved him more than when I watched him cradle newborn baby Bird in the middle of the night when we brought him home from the hospital. Our house was a disheveled disaster as we were in the midst of … [Read more...] about Daddy’s Drink – 5:00 Fridays
We Met Jimmy Carter
What an honor, what a privilege, what a mind trip to meet the person whom we admire so deeply. I die! While sipping margaritas in Key West many years ago, Mac Daddy and I agreed to name our firstborn child after Jimmy Carter. Somehow Carter had come up in … [Read more...] about We Met Jimmy Carter
Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.
When Bird was a toddler he would sleep smack in the center of his bed with his left cheek smushed into the pillow, his knees tucked under him, and his booty up in the air. He did this as an infant as soon as he could maneuver in the sleep sack. He has always been a good sleeper, … [Read more...] about Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.
Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
She was about 16 and teetered between wanting to be cool and needing to be cuddly. She had had auburn hair that must have glistened marvelously with her green eyes. Bright green eyes are rare, and I remember hers as they stared in silence or twinkled in laughter. The … [Read more...] about Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story