CintheHood

Though I don't know anyone who has been directly affected by the Newtown tragedy, but for my friend's daughter, it was a near miss. She lives around the corner from the school & her son will be 5...

I was talking to my son last night & he was saying he was thinking about all the money he gets for Christmas & on other occasions. He said, "I really should get a savings account." So I talked to him...

I'm well on my way to getting ready for Christmas:- most of the cookies are baked & in the freezer; should be done this weekend- the tree is up & the house is decorated. Thanks to DH, he ran out &...

The kids got their 1st quarter report cards. My daughter got all As & 2 Bs. My son did very well for himself--he actually passed English (a D, not even a D-), A in Food Services, Orchestra & Academic...

Well, Thanksgiving exceeded my low-set expectations, so that is good! Only 2 minor insults from my sister (1 was just sarcasm, so I'll let it go & the other was so minor & stupid that it wasn't worth...

Our company has Open Enrollment for health benefits this month. There has been big changes in that we now have 3 different levels to choose from, each with a different amount being taken out of our...

Well, I had my calm, well-thought-out talk with my daughter. I think she understands, but I know she's not happy with my answer. One of the things that I told her (that I didn't write about before)...

The more time goes on & the more that happens, the more I realize that my son is the child as the result of the curse on my husband, "I hope you have one just like you" ( we all get/ give that curse,...

This is a difficult entry to write. Again, it involves my son & his anger. This time is how it is impacting my daughter. It's one thing if I am only managing my relationship with him and my dealings...

Now that we're in the aftermath of the hurricane, I've been seeing a lot of complaining & sourness among people. Granted, some folks lost so much & many are very inconvenienced right now. But there...

Well, this long-lasting head cold is finally starting to turn around. Yesterday it felt as if my head would explode. Today my nose is not as runny. Hopefully I can escape this without any...

Well, we survived Hurricane Sandy. No property damage to house or cars. Just lost power for 20 hours & weren't allowed to flush for 2 (they closed down the sewage plant in anticipation of flooding)....

Very stressed today. And a big part of it (probably more than I'm aware) is that my sleep was sooo fitful last night. Hard time falling asleep, staying asleep; kept waking up, couldn't quiet my mind;...

It was a busy but nice weekend. Weather was perfect (except on Friday, when it rained). The leaves are at peak in my town & my eyes are eating them up!Friday night, the funniest thing happened. I was...

Well, yesterday, two really good things happened: 1 - my cousin gave birth to her 2nd daughter (who is really, really cute!), and 2 - I had a really nice FB chat with my youngest sister about how her...