My Nephew Will Play Pro Ball!

Last weekend was the NFL Draft, where 32 players worked there way through 7 rounds of selections to tap players to join their professional football teams. I even watched some of it, not that it meant a whole lot since I didn’t know any of the players and the only team I knew anything about [...]

On my way

The sun is out, I’m checked into my flight, the house is clean (okay, cat fur is vacuumed up), and I’m packed.  Of course, I still have to get dressed but I’m delaying as long as possible since I prefer being comfy in a robe and slippers.  The dishwasher is running one last load that [...]

Reconnecting with Friends

While many of you were running around traveling or hosting family, I’ve been connecting with friends.  I spent Thanksgiving afternoon with a friend and work colleague I’ve known for over 20 years, who opened her home and her family to include me.  Today I caught up with another dear friend who lives in VT and [...]

I’m Not in a Very Good Place Now

It’s been hard for me to read most of the weight/diet/exercise blogs these last few weeks.  Although you are all writing about yourselves and your own lives, I read and feel judged and lacking – and realized today that it was because (duh) I was judging myself against your successes and ripping myself up inside [...]

Update on my Houston Family

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The post-Ike situation in Houston is getting very bad.  We hear so much about hurrican preparations but don’t think about what it would be like to live in a place after a major hurricane has whirled through, leaving destruction in its wake.  But we [...]

Liberal and Proud of It

For the past 20 years, I’ve lived in liberal New England states and have been very much at home.  My family lives in Texas and I’m sure they wonder what happened that I turned out so wrong.  They are evangelical Christians who go to Bible study and church every Sunday.  I believe in God but [...]