The song is true: “It’s the most wonderful time, of the year.” Christmas. The holidays. Winter break.What a glorious few weeks spent with family, friends, food. And traditions. When our family immigrated to America from Poland back in December of 1981, my parents gave my sister and I the most amazing gift (besides a chance…
Super Long Christmas Post
The Stranger
You are sitting one pew in front of me during mass and I am at once intrigued and fearful. You are large, towering well over six feet and your hands resemble oars; weathered and larger than any hands I have ever seen before. You catch me glancing at you and you gesture, pointing to your…
Ummmmm……..
Yep. Nola is a perfect fit for our perfectly imperfect family.
Ooops I Did It Again…….
I let my life get in the way of blogging. Imagine that! And not because there hasn’t been anything to write about. Why just last night I was half-dying from a 102 fever (Post-tylenol), shivering in my bed, trying to survive what has to be the ugliest bout of flu I have ever had. Not…
Two for One
Part One: Last Tuesday we lost our beloved 10 month old cat Lulu. She just disappeared. We have no idea where she went and I have been manic over since. I have had one other childhood pet, Garfield, also a cat who lived from 1989 to 2005. So this is new for me. Losing a…
Burning Thoughts
What a sight Saturday morning. We are just a few miles away from two of the fires and as homes were being engulfed, the sky began to turn colors reminicent of something wicked. Each plume of smoke carried with it the ashes of someone’s home. It was horrible. Sure. People have insurance. Sure. People will…
Sometimes
Sometimes I am startled by what motherhood has done to me. Sometimes I am in awe of just how big my heart has gotten; I still don’t know how it fits underneath my skin. Sometimes I wonder where I would be without my boys, all three of them, and the possibilities scare me. Sometimes I…