Road Trips and Grown Ups

Grandma’s House I got to go home this last week.  It has been a while since I have visited and it is something that always makes me think, I want to move back to Georgia.  Much like anyone who feels a connection to a place, it is really hard to put into words how it feels. …

12 Letters Project

*Might I plant a seed now? If you like the idea, consider writing a letter or two, even better, do so and click to share with your friends encouraging them to do the same. Just a tiny pebble in the lake can make a great many ripples. This time of year, I always notice how…

Middle Monkey Returns

To say that I was very proud to see the child I sent to D.C. last week return would be an understatement. Rocking her newest HRC t-shirt and barely able to keep her eyes open, she ran out to greet us full of a glow that could hardly be contained. Aside from the cool “I…

With a British accent, please.

Along with the public embarrasment of having me for a mom, middle monkey and I were trying to assign the appropriate monkey moniker to the oldest in the clan but as far has he is concerned, oldest monkey is not acceptable. After a bit of discussion and him searching for spelling mistakes in my postings,…

Why my kid is better than your kid…

So one day, I wake up to this in my list of MySpace bulletins…before 6 AM mind you: Sweet Jesus, it’s only Tuesday. I thought it was later in the week. Ugh. Today is going to be really bad. I don’t know why, but I found that so funny that I ended up laughing until…