mom-of-3

Sure T is doing "better" - he seems to be engaged in school for the first time since - I think - ever!  He tells us he's received some A's in his last few projects, he talks about school, he wants...

I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that our youngest son, T-Man, apologized for his "shitty" behavior (as he put it) in high school.  He said he cannot believe that we stood by him...

Our middle son is up to his eyeballs in booze.  I know his condition is getting worse and I know that he's in God's hands but I've become so detached that maybe it's gone too far.  Yesterday I was...

Addiction is a baffling disease.  So - I try and not question it but sometimes...... I can't help it.How does one explain the miraculous change in a son who once was spiraling so out of control that...

Yesterday was good.  I was in a slump ~ but the events of the last couple of days has rejuvenated me and reminded me that there is a purpose and a need for doing what I do. In my heart I knew it...

I should know better but ~ I did it again.  J had had so many surgeries ~ twice for his tonsils (and used some for his knee) that he was given A LOT of pain pills.  I had some left over too because...

I hope my hubby gets the travel awards too.  I finally wrote them and said that I left a part out ~ that my talk is contingent on the award.  Maybe I should have waited because I don't think me...

Rain ~ cold.  Florida happened too fast!  Although we had the strangest, warmest "winter" with very little snow (I think we had 3 short-lived snowfalls) ~ it's still hard coming back to reality...

Sitting on the patio, sunshine, warm, drinking coffee and onto my second book.  We should have made our trip longer.  What were we thinking? It's okay ~ enjoying the moment right now and loving it!...

I applied to speak at a convention in Washington and I was notified that it is accepted!  I thrilled but if my application for travel awards (I applied for one for my husband ~ since he said he'd...

It's one thing to get up and speak in front of a group of people and it's another to stand up ~ in front of a big group about an uncomfortable topic with a lot of tension in the air but we did it....

Just me and my husband ~ flying to Florida.  This is part of the "taking care of "me" plan I am determined to keep.  My husband and I haven't been on a trip together in years.  Even then it always...

I just finished reading the book "Heaven is for Real".  It's a true story about a 4 year old boy, Colton, who died and came back to life to share his story about going to heaven and sitting on...

I've been on this site longer than I care to admit ~ LOL.  The entry below was written in January of 2007 ~ before we knew about what our son's drug problem.  Little did I know what was in store ~...

The juvenile detective emailed me the other day about the meeting we were suppose to have regarding our parent drug education program.  He said that he'll have to move it back until the end of...