Well . . . my partner of 15 years is going to have to be put to sleep tomorrow . . . I feel my throat closing as I type. It is so hard to lose an animal. I know, I know, people too, but the reality of it is just closing in.

She was the only thing that I wanted from my first marriage - she took a HUGE dump in my ex's truck on the way home from the animal shelter . . . telling! We moved several places together - I am so sad, but I know it's for the greater good - it is CRUEL to see an ani... read more

Welp . . . it happened . . . I might be goin' veggie, here's the story . . .

Damn meat!

We went to the Costco and bought a huge slab 'o tri-tip steaks - like 10 in a pack! The event we were planning (daughter's 3rd birthday with her biological family invited) never took place, so after a few days in the fridge, the slab o' meat got placed in the freezer. (I hate to waste stuff, especially food). Usually, Tim and I separate the huge portions and we NEVER PUT COSTCO MEAT IN THE FREEZER... read more

I sit and I think . . .

I dream and I dance . . .

I change diapers and I write reports . . .

An educated woman who stays at home . . .


The most important job I have - to raise a well-balanced creature, who learns more and more with every situation she is exposed to. A tiny person who looks to me as an example to aspire to - the most difficult job I have.

Sure, I have taught children who eat from tubes going directly to their stomachs to eat orally. I have observed and a... read more