Monthly Archives: August, 2012
Time has become my enemy
When Chris was alive time was something we always coveted. Time together. There just never seemed to be enough time for the two of us. On a rare friday evening when all the kids would be gone, we would be kinda lost for a bit..now what? It was always so nice to spend a …
This single parenting gig stinks post #2
I’m kinda wondering how often this topic will come up in my journaling/blogging. It was a little over a month ago that I first wrote about it. Yup, it still stinks. It’s hard, really hard. My husband has been memorialized in the minds of my children as this Dad who allowed them to do anything they …
The never-ending road of “firsts”
Almost a year ago to the day Chris and I were marveling at the fact that we had one heading to college and one headed to kindergarten. We were not sure if we were old or young. There was the feeling of accomplishment that one child had survived our parenting and the comfort that we …
I think it’s time….
for some family counseling. Not that I’ve been against it…it’s more like, where do I fit it in? I mean, counseling appointments for six people can get a bit complicated and expensive. And I have to convince my children that this is in their best interest. I’ve approached it with them, right after …
My ways... 