so my monday probably did not start as early as it should have. i stayed up too late sunday night. i need to go to bed earlier than i do. this night owl stuff is starting to catch up with me! i know i am more productive in the morning...most people are. but i truly enjoy the peacefulness of the... Read more →

yay! today was a rarity. teen ager and i are usually gone on father's day. usually we are doing something horse show related. either at a show or practicing for one. this year, we were home! hoorah! so this is how we celebrated: teen ager came home late saturday night after deciding she didn't want to stay at a friend's... Read more →

seriously. i'm not even sure where i am supposed to be anymore! it all started last friday. teen ager and i headed for the airport about 9am, where we then met up with kiroman who showed up a bit later...he put in a few hour at the office prior to take off. it all worked out, teen ager and i... Read more →

experience the past month has been full of it. not just the past month. every single day can be described as one conglomerate of an experience right? right. tonight i am really feeling this word. in a way that i haven't all year. in the past month i have experienced the high school graduation of our one and only child.... Read more →

that i tend to blog in no particular order? it's kinda whatever comes to my mind. and it's not always in order...sometimes but not always. and this is one of those posts. we are going to go back to this past saturday. it was the day of teen ager's graduation party. we were planning on a pool party. we crossed... Read more →

a feeling of helplessness. a feeling of dread. a feeling of surrealness. a feeling of the inevitable. a feeling of being prepared for the worst while praying for the best. a feeling of hopefulness. a feeling of gratefulness. a feeling of being a victim. a feeling of a permanent knot in my stomach. a feeling of just waiting. a feeling... Read more →

i'm not always rushing. i'm not always in a hurry. but the last week or two, i have been both. and here is one thing that is sure to annoy me. especially at super target. i do not appreciate being in line behind this person: she's the lady with 3 screaming children that some how she never hears. she's the... Read more →

sorry about being MIA here, guys. i know i still owe you a graduation post. and then there is the impending flood at waconda - where we have our cabin - and that is a book all on its own. and then the grad party for teen ager is this saturday. and my plates are full. and i'm juggling the... Read more →