Happy New Hallothanksmas Christgivingween Year!
This time of year begins the mad dash of holiday celebrations. From Halloween, to Thanksgiving, to Christmas, and finally we arrive exhausted at the dawn of a new year. At retail stores we are greeted...
View ArticleLessons from a Salmon
Pike Place Market In the spirit of writing this post from Seattle, today’s topic (well, really I am writing this at night as I am sleepless in Seattle) is Salmon…living like Salmon as a matter of fact!...
View ArticleA perfectly imperfect start to 2013
When I started blogging I did not realize that my blog host provides an annual report card on Spoonfuloflife’s blog activity. My type A personality LOVES this feature. I am already dreaming of the...
View ArticlePutting the Equal in Equality
In full disclosure, this blog posts contains words such as “feminists” “Hillary Clinton” “gender” “women’s rights” “Margaret Thatcher” “equality”. If you are excited by such topics, please keep...
View ArticleMiss Kitty: The Cat’s Meow
Recently our family celebrated our cat’s, Miss Kitty, 13th birthday. This may sound like I have a teenager in the house, but in all actuality-she has moved on toward retirement. Thirteen equates to...
View ArticleI am Brown Bear!
Is it a person, place or thing? Brown Bear is a “person” at our house. He was given to my precious bundle of Coop at my Baby Shower by two very dear childhood friends. Once he was evicted from living...
View ArticlePeace, Love & Belly Rubs
Every night when I put my toddler in bed, he says, “rub my belly mommy.” He stretches out on the bed, pulls up his shirt, places his hands behind his head, and sticks his Buda-like belly up in the air...
View ArticleGas Up Your Mini-Vans
Life was easy in a minivan. I don’t drive a minivan nor am I minivan hating on those minivan loving mommas. However, there was a time I drove a minivan-it was my Mom’s. It was a costumed ordered, sleek...
View ArticleI Love Fools
Abraham Lincoln once said “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” On that principle, I focus on fooling...
View ArticlePresence: Life’s Present
We have all savored something. Maybe it was the taste of a fine glass of wine, a made from scratch dish from a family recipe, or a scrumptious dessert. In that moment of savoring you think, “mmmm” this...
View ArticleFriend Measuring Stick-Reason, Season, Lifetime
Recently, I had a short visit with a dear old friend who I have seen maybe twice in the last 16 years. Unfortunately, the death of her father was the occasion that caused me to pay her a visit....
View ArticleGoing to the Chapel
My husband and I went through a few years where our summers were filled with weddings. As newlyweds ourselves, they seemed like such hopeful and romantic events. Then we transitioned to attending baby...
View ArticleDear Secret Lover…
Dear Secret Lover, Breaking up is hard to do. And it’s not me…it’s actually all YOU. I know we have been together for a LONG time now. We practically met when I had a baby bottle in hand. Our love for...
View ArticleHello… a Call from Communication Memory Lane
Communication makes the world go round. From smoke signals to pigeons to Morse Code, we as humans have always found a way to communicate. Perhaps the most famous (although a little thing called Apple...
View ArticleEat Some Carpe Diem
Quite a few folks have asked me “where is your blog this week” and to you I say thank you for missing me. I have missed blogging. It’s a creative outlet I have come to love. I promised to be authentic...
View ArticleThis “Two” Shall Pass
From birth, heck from pregnancy, most parents are automatically in a competition with each other…especially mothers. And it is not in our nature to air our dirty laundry. Doing so is a sign of...
View Article24/7 on the job…Mom
Last week, I had surgery on my knee. The MRI showed a tear in my meniscus. After 1.5 hours of exploratory surgery-not a single little tear could be found. Arghh!! The good news is I have just been...
View ArticleThoughts as Thick as Peanut Butter
This blog has been brewing in my heart for a while mainly because just like most folks, I do not want to share these thoughts or think about them long enough to formulate an emotion. It’s a sticky...
View ArticleFacebook-A Bowl Full of Cherries
I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. I love being able to keep in touch with my friends and family that I do not get to see often enough. I hate the time I often waste on Facebook. I love the...
View ArticleA special thank you to our daycare
This week was my 5 year old son’s last week at his daycare/preschool. He has been counting down to his next adventure to kindergarten with excitement. Each morning he says,” how many more days, Mom?...
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