It has been nearly three months of fighting the bacteria that was introduced into my body during surgery, but I am pleased to announce that I have finally healed! There are still some tender spots, and the scars are sort of hideous, but it feels good to be healthy again. Today, I am going swimming for the first time this… View Post

It has been nearly three months of fighting the bacteria that was introduced into my body during surgery, but I am pleased to announce that I have finally healed!  There are still some tender spots, and the scars are sort of hideous, but it feels good to be healthy again. Today, I am going swimming for the first time this… View Post

The parenting journey has led me down a number of paths that I never dreamed I would find myself walking.  I used to say that when I put my youngest on the big yellow school bus, I would have a good cry, and then sit down and read a book from cover to cover without interruption.  She is a sophomore… View Post

Hubby arrived home on Friday evening from a three week business trip to Tokyo.  I was unable to join him, but we did give the option to our three teenage children.  They all chose to forego the trip, citing fear of radioactive fallout as their number one concern.  By some reports, the radiation resulting from the nuclear meltdown during last… View Post

I am filled to the brim with Mackinac Island fudge, and yet I am still going to eat one more sliver.  Then another. Then another.  Mackinac Island fudge is better than Rock City fudge or Little Nashville Fudge, or even hubby’s homemade fudge, which ironically, comes from a recipe he got while visiting  Mackinac Island. In a roundabout way, it… View Post

It’s almost a fairy tale romance. For the past two months, my life has been consumed with my new little acquaintance named Pseudomonas. He has been my constant companion, day and night, night and day.  He is always there for me in good times and bad, in spite of my brutal attempts to eliminate him from my life. I have… View Post