Things My Dad Taught Me

Things My Dad Taught Me

I am my father’s daughter. My mother tells me this all the time. She tells me I inherited his calm, quiet demeanor and rare stubborn temper (when warranted, of course, like the time he got mad because I kept bugging him for a hamster, and I got mad because he...
My Little Girl is Off to College.

My Little Girl is Off to College.

Senior year: For the child, so exciting! As a mom … well, you start to think of the fact that she will be leaving, for good. As the year progressed, we became so busy with all the college prep “to do’s” that it still just didn’t seem real...

Single Mom Maximizes Time

Take it from a mom who knows, being a single parent isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Balancing work, being a mom, and alone time can be tough, but there are ups in the rollercoaster of single parenthood. The first and most important thing to do is to make...

My Daughter: The Teenager, The Driver

In her lifetime, my daughter has gone by many titles. All too soon, the little bundle of pink who was my baby turned into the young woman I affectionately call The Teenager. But now, with license in hand, and me in the passenger seat, we have entered a new stage of...