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  • Here’s to 50 Years!

    Here’s to 50 Years!

    Congratulations to my parents on their “Golden” anniversary.

  • Cherry Blossoms

    Cherry Blossoms

    Blossoms are in Bloom in NJ This week!

  • Stay Hopeful

    Stay Hopeful

    It’s been hard to stay positive, but we have to keep trying.

  • Ariel is Deserves a Defense

    Ariel is Deserves a Defense

    I am often told that Ariel is the worst princess because she supposedly gave up so much for a guy she didn’t even know. I don’t think she deserves that hate, and I think she is way more awesome than we give her credit for.

  • Sharing Hobbies as a Parent

    With the exception of a few puzzle games on my phone, I have not played a video game in years. Probably around 8 years. This doesn’t mean anything to a lot of people. Some might even wonder why a grown woman would have been playing even 8 years ago. But I did. I enjoyed it.…

  • A Vatican of Cardinals

    “We are here, we love you.”

  • Here in My Heart

    I realize how lost it really feels without Mama here. I know I am not the only one who feels so lost without my Mama. But we all have to try to find our way in our own way. I have been trying my best to be more and more like her every day.

  • Happy Birthday to Me

    Happy birthday to me! I guess? I was never big on my own birthday. There might have been a year or two somewhere when I completely forgot it was coming. This isn’t really a milestone birthday or anything, but it is the first one to make me sad. Because I’m in that official “middle age”…

  • Find Joy in Spring

    When I started this blog, it was a space for me to pull happiness into the world. In real life, I am not nearly as upbeat and positive as I wish I was. I am actually very cynical, suspicious, and I expect the worst in most situations, but I am trying my best to be…

  • Write Down those Baby Sayings!

    Time with babies flies like crazy. I’ve blogged less and less, but that’s mostly because I have less time to edit and proofread rather than less time to want to write. I do keep a few journals with an app on my phone: one for general journaling, one for my daily grateful thoughts, and one…