Dear 2017, it’s been swell, but this is where we part ways.
Dear 2017, As was true of your predecessors, I welcomed you happily, full of hope, motivation and gratitude, a year ago today. We had a mere 365 days together (or…
Confessions of an unhinged blogger
History Lessons
Posts for the sake of my own sanity
The Good
True stories
Engagement rings, history and searching for answers – Part 2 of 3
Part Two of the Engagement ring trilogy, examining the history of engagement rings and how diamonds got involved in this debacle. Know her? Dude, I OWN her! So, it turns…
Confessions of an unhinged blogger
Culture and Events
Family
History Lessons
Posts for the sake of my own sanity
True stories
Engagement rings, history and searching for answers – Part 1 of 3
This is a trilogy of posts looking at the history of engagement rings and what they really mean. Getting married? Want to get married? Already married? I was. I kind…
If you need to know what love is, feel free to ask my eight-year-old. He knows the answer.
A friend on Facebook, who has a small army of young, adorable children, recently posted a list of questions to ask your kids, typical stuff like “what’s your name, age,…
Open letter to Georgina-onians and passersby
Dear fellow concerned citizens, human prototypes, Georgina’onians, Keswickians, Suttonese, Pefferlawfians, and of course, our esteemed visitors (yes, I made up 60% of those labels). First, I am not perfect. In…
Suck a what? And how long have I been trapped in a minivan?
So, on Friday, Mr. K.B. took a day off work to get some things done that he has been needing to get done, and also to hang out with me…
Kid conversations. Or, Being schooled using a banana analogy
So, this conversation happened at my house tonight: 10 year-old: UGH! This banana has a HUGE bruise! Blech! *insert lots of gagging noises* 6 year-old: *insert hand gestures and adult…
Conversations with kids thus far in 2017
As some of you know, Miranda and I just returned from an adventure at the hospital that included an over-night stay. While we were waiting for a room in the…
Confessions of an unhinged blogger
Family
Gratitude and Blessings
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Transition pains and birthday wishes
Lucky me. The New Year and my birthday conveniently occur with only five days between them. This means that I have barely the time it takes to eat a cheesecake…
Parenting is just one long conversation with myself, apparently.
Like many parents, I spend a fair amount of my life time and energy stressing out about and arranging for my kids to clean their rooms, organize their belongings, purge…