CintheHood

Well, I had the talk with my son last night, finally. It was all very, very calm & factual. I told him why what he did was wrong--legally & morally--even though I understood why he did it. And I...

I took yesterday off, so I had a 3 day weekend. My brother-in-law came to visit & he & my husband & kids played a lot of board games all weekend. No, I didn't really play, since I had some other...

I was reading in Karla Downing's book yesterday how we are powerless over our spouse's behaviors, feelings, addictions, etc. Reflecting on this, it really draws a hard line between what is "ours" and...

Had lunch at home today, since I had to check on the laundry. Husband walks in; turns out he got out early because of the nature of the work today. He said I could take his car back to work, since it...

Had a pretty decent weekend, in spite of coming down with a cold...:-P We went to the fair & I wandered a bit with my mom, keeping her company, I guess. She didn't spend a lot of time there, but we...

Today I finally received Karla Downing's book "10 Lifesaving Principles for Women in Difficult Marriages." And I downloaded the accompanying bible study off her website, to make the experience more...

In a really, really, really crabby mood today. Once again, my son stayed up too late (even though he had finished homework), got up too late & we were pushing it close to school opening. He even...

Met with our new life insurance agent last night & reviewed our policies, which was a good thing. Turns out that 1 of my husband's policies showed his parents rather than me as the beneficiary, so we...

Still haven't sat down with my son to "talk" yet; he's been doing tons of homework. But he says he will--"it's inevitable." So I haven't been naggy with him--just friendly & open.Lately, I've tried...

I've been watching myself get angry lately, particularly because I've been struggling with the question, "What do I do with my emotions when they're reeling?" From everything I've read, it's OK to...

OK, I guess I was premature in "celebrating" paying off the card. It really did look like it was going to be paid off, but then some unexpected expenses came up & I was hoping with H's $ coming in,...

Well, not all the time; just quoting the old song! My son still hates my guts, I think, but he is slowly getting over it. Even made a couple of jokes in the car this morning.I think he stayed up too...

So after I got home & had dinner, my son finally came down to the table. I reiterated that he may not go to Youth Group last night since he was so late to school.Well, he pitched a fit. From "it was...

Yesterday, I was bragging about how good my son was doing in getting to school on time. Well, pride comes before a fall! Today I know he had fallen back asleep when I asked if he was almost ready to...

Well, today is our 19th anniversary. We plan on going to this new restaurant that I've been wanting to try, but too expensive to go to for "everyday". They specialize in crab & BBQ--mmm!So I need to...