Archive for December, 2013
Shedding the Year of the Snake by Conlee Ricketts
December 30th, 2013
I’m taking a few moments before the end of the year to bid it farewell, say good riddance and put to rest this most difficult year. Ten days into 2013 I broke my wrist requiring surgery complete with titanium plate, screws, and no health insurance. A few weeks after that (unable ...
New Year’s Resolutions for Living With Fibromyalgia by Jean Marie Keenan-Johnston
December 30th, 2013
It's been awhile since I've been able to post. I've missed blogging terribly...it's almost as if a huge part of me has been missing. But unfortunately these past couple months fibromyalgia has been winning the fight for control much of the time since the beginning of winter. The signs came with the change ...
Pierced Ears by Peggy Bogaard-Lapp
December 29th, 2013
Today my 10-year old daughter and her 12-year old best friend got their ears pierced. I may have been more excited than my daughter. It's been a long time coming, this tradition of nearly every American girl. I have always told Erica that this was her decision, and something she ...
A Christmas for the Cats by Margaret Hart
December 29th, 2013
For the first time in more than 10 years, my husband, son and I — and our two rambunctious Ragdoll cats — were on our own for Christmas. A terrible ice storm in Maine, causing widespread power outages, prevented my parents and sister from being able to drive down to ...
Graduations, Holidays, & Surgeries – Oh My by Sharon O’Donnell
December 28th, 2013
Holiday break came none too soon for me this year. I feel like a train pulling into the station after a long journey. When I went back to work full-time in September, I realized that it would be time-consuming and schedule-changing. I'm still glad ...
STRIKING BOOK PICKS for LEGO LOVERS and others by Robin Gorman Newman
December 27th, 2013
Extreme Bricks: Spectacular, Record-Breaking, and Astounding LEGO Projects from around the World (Skyhorse Publishing, November 2013) by Sarah Herman From the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Taj Mahal, man has never shied away from an extreme building challenge, and the LEGO lovers of the twenty-first century have re-created a few ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Oh Christmas Tree by Allison Silver
December 26th, 2013
Christmas will have come and gone by the time many of you read this post but I felt it was definitely worth sharing as I am sure there are many of you who can relate. About a week ago we decided to go get our Christmas tree. We have had ...
Hers and Mine by Conlee Ricketts
December 23rd, 2013
I recently confessed to a friend that for the first nine years or so of my daughter’s life I would have to take some time to go off and cry every Christmas. I cried because I felt like I didn’t provide a “magical enough” Christmas. It took me a lot ...
GUEST BLOG POST: The Courage to Loosen the Reins a Bit by Lenore Skenazy
December 22nd, 2013
Hi, Motherhood Later Ladies! You've probably have heard of me. I'm the mom who let her 9-year-old ride the subway alone, five years ago. After the media dubbed me "America's Worst Mom," I started a blog -- Free-Range Kids -- trying to say what I could only sputter on all ...
GUEST BLOG POST: BOOK EXCERPT: I’m Bored by Tsh Oxenreider
December 20th, 2013
Excerpt from: Notes from a Blue Bike: Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World Release Date: February 4, 2014 By Tsh Oxenreider When my eight-year-old, Tate, is bored, she’ll complain about having nothing to do, but left unanswered, she’ll usually pull out some paper and markers and draw up a story, a restaurant ...
