Giving the kids something to talk about in therapy.
I'm getting close to finishing my first round of edits on my WineCountryMom eBook. It's been kind of cool to read through those old entries and see where we've traveled from - all the things I struggled through and overcame, and how much the kids have grown since then. It's also pretty eye-opening to see... Continue Reading →
“I want to come home.” These are the words my daughter, DQ, spoke to me a month after she moved out of my house to live with her father. They were the words I had hoped to hear from her every day since she left, and yet, they felt so sad as she said them... Continue Reading →
This post will publish in the Press Democrat on Friday, Feb. 22. I hate school projects. There. I’ve said it. I’ve often felt like it was more homework for the parents than it is for the kids. Yes, I understand that school projects are meant to be for the kids. But please tell that to... Continue Reading →
I went out to lunch with a coworker today. She's someone I have known for years, and have always thought she was just a wonderful person. As long as I've known her, she's been bubbly and upbeat, cheering others on around her in their endeavors, and just an inspiration on how to be a decent... Continue Reading →
It's a constant battle about whether I am going to keep my newspaper parenting column or not. It's not that it's in jeopardy. It's not. But I question myself over and over whether I really want to keep writing it. I don't really know how I feel about this space I have in the newspaper.... Continue Reading →
My 17-year-old stepson, Frizz, is intent on folding 1,000 paper cranes. This means there are paper cranes of all sizes showing up all around the house, increasing in numbers day by day. The first day was cute. He carefully placed a large crane on our dinner table, followed by cranes decreasing in size - like... Continue Reading →
The Taz has been a different kid this week. This would be the very first week he's been home without his sister here. They both left for their dad's house two weeks ago, but Taz was the only one who came back. DQ has been adjusting up in Grass Valley, going to a new school... Continue Reading →
I know I already wrote about this. In fact, she has already moved. But after much thought, I decided to also write a newspaper article about what's going on in our home. I figure plenty of divorced families are going through the same thing as their child decides which parent to live with full time. ... Continue Reading →
This week has been blissfully free of children. Blissful, I tell you. We've hardly done anything special. In fact, most of it has been spent on the couch watching TV, or sitting side by side as we read our separate books, or even just doing nothing with no noise whatsoever. I think that's our favorite. ... Continue Reading →
Despite the past couple of days, this has been the best year of my life. We'll start with the obvious - I got to marry my best friend! I look back at those days of planning a wedding, and all the hair pulling I did over that one day, and I want to laugh. Some... Continue Reading →
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