This week has been long, tiring and quite the roller coaster ride. This weeks events falling the week after a part work/part vacation trip to Miami has not made it any easier. Stress mixed with a bazillion loads of laundry. Anxiety mixed with jet lag. A full schedule with the added work of trying to… Continue Reading
I’m sleeping in the guest room tonight. I’ve had it up to here and I just can’t take it anymore. I just wish all this were already done and over with. What an I talking about? The floors. I am so ready for this never ending home improvement project to actually end. So amidst all… Continue Reading
Kids are exceptional creatures. They don’t need common words to make friends. Children speak the language of fun, adventure, exploration and acceptance. What happens as we age to change this? Do we grow so dependent on words that we can no longer communicate through shared experience? Maybe we learn to keep with our “pack.” Maybe,… Continue Reading
…Or not. Last night was a night of bowling fun, friends, and lots of laughs. There were some excellent bowlers in our crowd even if the co-hosts weren’t so exceptional at bowling. I can’t spill the beans on Emily’s scores specifically but I know that I rocked the house with a solid… well watch the… Continue Reading
I grew up in a family of bowlers. Let’s just say my bowling scores don’t fit in with the fam. You could call me the family black sheep of bowling. Once I bowled a 125. Which might sound pretty okay but that might be the one and only time I ever broke 100. Okay, it… Continue Reading
Almost two weeks ago while giving Maddy a bath I looked down while washing her hair and realized my wedding ring was not on my finger. I would like to say I kept my calm and finished up Maddy’s bath before beginning my search for it. The real story was less flattering. I frantically starting… Continue Reading
In the last few weeks a shift has taken place. A shift in my time. A shift in my mind. I’m struggling with how to make all my roles fit together. All the pieces that make up Catherine. It feels a little bit like trying to make 42 pieces fit into a 24 piece puzzle…. Continue Reading
