Padua, March 24th 2016 Dear mrs Odient, We received your letter to the Bureau of Lost Causes. We read your request for some 'Me Time'. We had a real good laugh. Thanks for that. Yours insincerely, Saint Anthony of Padua, head of Bureau of Lost Causes
I love solitude. And peace and quiet. So imagine me having 5 children. Whom I love dearly by the way and I wouldn't want to miss them for the world. I miss being alone But I do miss being me. Just me, myself and I. There's always someone around. Sometimes I feel like I'm...
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I'm a big fan of Sister Wives. I started watching the show after reading an article about Kody Brown and his four wives, and I love to watch them go about their daily lives. And I kind of feel for Kody Brown, having to deal with four...
I was working, blogging away, minding my own business when my eldest daughter declared in triumphant tones: 'Sybil and I aren't the only ones anymore who think you look like professor Trewlawney!' 'Huh?' 'My friend Mary thinks so too!' When I got the first report, about my similarity to this Harry Potter character, I of...
I seem to have a knack for writing posts that don't inspire any comments. Whereas others score about 50 comments by publishing a post about how their cat is really losing a lót of hair this year, my emotional outpours fall flat. It's the one thing that sometimes makes me feel like giving up on...
A prophet is despised in his own country, and moms in their own family. Now that my eldest daughter has turned not-so-sweet sixteen, she has taken it upon herself to educate me on my looks. After careful study of my dressing habits, she presented me with her conclusion, and it was nót favorable. Mom, you...
Have that feeling many days--Schools only a MONTH away!!! Even my daughter is ready to go back WOW!
You get "me" back full-time once the kids head to college! Then, you'll miss "THEM." I hope you'll remember YOU once in a while between now and then. 🙂
I miss me too!! Love it! With God's grace, wishing you peace and many blessings to you and yours!
Wow. It's crazy how time flies, kids are all over the place one minute and the next they're gone. Right now, I'm right where you are. I"m wondering where RHonda went. But I know my days will come and I'll be tearing up, looking around, wondering what to do with myself!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Haha! I just love this!!!
Funny! There are times like now, when I'm so glad I am an empty nester:)