Author Archives: TGIF! Before a holiday weekend! Woo HOO! And to those of you starting summer vacation — WOW! Have a blast! I thought I’d share a little fun thing I just learned how to do — create an animated gif. Ever seen one? Well, here’s mine to share:This is my son doing the running long jump…  We are always transitioning from one phase of life to another. Some go by so quickly that we don’t even notice until it is over. Others are so painfully slow we think we might lose our minds! I’m facing a big change this fall — all my kids will be in school full time. Yes,…  Well, certainly rekindling the romance is best done on a tropical vacation. Away from children, with warm sunshine, peacefulness and drinks-with-an-umbrella just a request away. As a matter of fact, this is precisely what we did just last month. Yes that image above is the sunset from our romantic beach front dinner. It was wonderful. …  When my first born was a pre-schooler he was fascinated with programs about garbage. If the library had a DVD about trash, it was in his little hands. We watched them ALL. Many times. After watching footage of landfills repeatedly, it’s sort of tough not to think twice before you just chuck something into the…  I’m not sure what is happening with me recently, but my mind is roiling with ideas. Maybe it because I turned 40 this past winter. Maybe it is the beginning of the school year, which is always more of my personal new year. Maybe it is all these intense topics that call for women to…  “We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other’s opposite and complement.” — Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund In seeking a…  I may have mentioned before that I’m a bit of a recovering perfectionist. Some of that comes from my dad. He is all about the prep work. You don’t start a project without a sketch — or two, or three (always in a tiny notebook with a no. 2 pencil). You get all your supplies… 
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