Just my political 2 cents

Random thoughts and observations of yours truly: I’m not a fan of McCain. I’m not a fan of Obama. One thing that cracks me up are the headlines which go something like this: “Obama/McCain calls for [enter some demand of some country's leader here].”  As if Obama or McCain have any authority as a presidential [...]

BPA-free bottles

With all the talk about BPA in plastic bottles and the dangers of it, many moms have found themselves raiding their cupboards, throwing out plastic bottles by the dozens.  But what to replace them with?  BPA-free plastic bottles in the store are expensive (I just bought 2 for $20) so replenishing an entire supply could [...]

I have succumbed

Well, my heart is now divided.  I have this blog.  And I have Facebook.  I resisted for so long, but I finally gave in.  Not sure how I feel about that. I admit, it has been fun to reconnect with people I haven’t communicated with in years–20 years in some cases.  (And yes, I realize [...]

He must have inherited his grandfather’s sense of humor

My daughter was telling us a big, long story about how she got in trouble at school last week for talking in the hall. “It’s so hard not to talk in the hall,” she says. Without skipping a beat, my son says, “Why don’t you practice at home?”

Divorce

I’ve been thinking about divorce lately after hearing how it’s touching the lives of some friends. Very often we look at is as a solution to a problem between two people. But it’s so much more than that. It’s like a relay race and every time divorce occurs, it’s as if the baton is being [...]

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