Mom, I Folded the Laundry
Tonight was one of those nights I just couldn't come inside. I endured the voluntary torture of dance fitness, but if you've read any...
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- May 23, 2022
- 3 min
Happy Face, Sad Face
I'm really struggling to write lately. Not that I don't enjoy it; I do. It's just that so much is too personal to put out on a public...
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
The Beautifulest Bouquet & Backyard
Mother's Day every year is both glad and sad. I'm glad to be a mother and to have my mother and mother-in-law. I'm sad from missing...
- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
My Fountains of Noise & A Trip to the River's Edge
My favorite times with my children are when they are calming down for sleep or waking up. Their noise machines haven't kicked in for the...
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
De-Jungling the Yard
11:00 in the morning. This morning was a different version of the usual morning chaos. One child is home from school today, and the...
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
A Granola Recipe & I'm Still Alive After Shopping
It is now April. We're past April Fool's Day. Nobody pulled a fast one on me, and if they did, I have yet to discover it. That also...
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
Big Family & Bunny
Most of today was spent where I love best to be: surrounded by family. I grew up in a big, loud, happy family. I'm the third oldest of...
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Bengals vs. Some Team in L.A.
I watched the Super Bowl game last night. Bengals vs. Lakers. No, wait, wrong sport. Bengals vs. Rams. I rooted for the Bengals since...
- Feb 12, 2022
- 2 min
Bon Jovi and Bon Ami
North-central Indiana woke up to a beautiful blanket of snow this morning. We've had snow already, but the old snow gets dirty--some of...
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Hot Chocolate on a Snowy Day
Hello, Sunday morning! I need to get ready for church in a minute, but first... coffee! It's percolating in the magic pot right now. ...
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
Bunny, $99 Milk, and I Finally Painted the Closets
We're far enough into a new year that lots of goals have already be derailed or abandoned. I don't have specific goals for a new year,...
- Dec 31, 2021
- 3 min
What Color is Nothing? And Other Random Thoughts
Kara's and my extended Christmas in Wisconsin came to an end on Tuesday when we came back to Indiana. First off, we just had to stop at...
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
An Extended Christmas
Christmas is still going on in Wisconsin. Kara and I came to visit my sister, brother-in-law, nad their children. We had to stop at the...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
Clean Socks & Moving
Is a parent supposed to laugh or cry in this situation? That is, I asked one child several times while we were at Meijer if he/she had...
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
Hello, This is Becka
I had a sneaking suspicion I was on the phone all day. No wonder. Take a look at the tally of my day: 26 text threads, not counting...
- Nov 13, 2021
- 5 min
Some Marriages Need to Die
(Update: Don't ascribe every scenario listed below to my situation. It's everything I could think of at the time of writing in order to...
- Oct 11, 2021
- 4 min
A Stinky House and Sweet Treats
There's been a lot of life going on since I last wrote. The divorce is final now. It's not where I imagined I'd be in life right now,...
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Default Settings and Divorce
Sometimes, even Mom leaves an empty toilet paper roll. I just wanted to see what it felt like to be a kid again, assuming somebody else...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
When the Cat's Away
"When the cat's away, oh, how the mice do play!" I'm not a mouse, but my version of playing was to have a nap and a bowl of ice cream...
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Gladys
Twas the night before the next day, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a... Wait a minute! Mom was...
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