Many years ago, when I was married to a man that lived at the office and was rarely home, I learned to do things for myself. Things like shopping for and buying appliances and carpets and household furnishings. Things like taking our children to the hospital for their tonsil and ear surgeries all by myself. [...]
Archive for September, 2007
I Did It Myself
Posted in daily grind, empty nest, independance, just musing, women on September 30, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Talking to strangers … revisited
Posted in just musing on September 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
[This was previously posted on blogsource.com on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 12:34 AM PDT. I've changed it up a bit.]
I will talk to anyone. My kids used to tease me but now they are used to it. I will walk into a shop for the first time and half an hour later [...]
Happy Days
Posted in daughters, family, just musing, mothers and daughters, travel, women on September 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On Thursday, I remembered the days my oldest daughter would make me cry with her hurtful words and disrespectful attitude; the days I thought would never end and that my daughter and I would never get past the “teen angst” stage.
Tina is now 23. She lives near me and works about a half hour [...]
