Adele = Joy

Sometimes it takes someone to put a song together with words that just move you to tears, in order to have the best cleansing cry to lighten the soul. If Adele's Someone Like You doesn't touch your heart, then I wish for something else deep to get to that place for you.

To imagine life without love, children, dogs, chaos, craziness, lonliness, madness, or even tranquility would not be possible for me. I've felt it all and been through it all at different points throughout my 40 years, sorry 41 years on this mighty planet. It's through the crap, muck, and good stuff that has let me get to the great stuff. Learning to appreciate it all and letting go ...well that's when the good part happens.

I sound like a Hallmark Card. LOL. It's a moment in time right now when the fingers are doing the work of the brain and heart, as one. xoxoxo, C

Smile Pretty...

Every year it comes around and the cameras come out for the official back to school shot! You know the one I'm talking about. The one where you grab the camera, or phone, at the last minute and make them "pose" on the driveway. In the case of the boy, he was done and just sat in the car while he was waiting for the bus! In all honesty, his was taken on the second day of school, becaue he wanted nothing to do with "posing" in front of his friends at the bus stop. LOL. :) He will appreciate it when he's 40, right? Riiiiiight? The girls were like, "Hurry Mommy Hurry!" I needed a mimosa when they left, just to celebrate the yearly ritual. However, there was no one to salute with and say Chhhhheeeeerrrssss! xoxoxoxo, Cheers! C

It started right here....

Who knew that it would all begin with her? She is one of the beauties and lights of my life. She's as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, plus she can also be the best 16 year old girl eye roller ever! She can take the prize for eye rolling. I guess my parents would say I probably was better. It's so funny how she is me in so many ways, good and interesting ways. LOL. I didn't say bad, but I made sure to say interesting. :) She's a junior and I wonder, like most parents do, where has time gone? She has dreams. She thinks she'll be with her boyfriend forever, and only wants a lime green VW Bug...aka Punch Buggy and a trip to Paris for graduation. LOL. Only. :) Times change and stay the same, at the same time. xoxoxo, C