First Day

We arrived last evening at 8:45pm, Pacific time. We were all totally exhausted, as the entire weekend was helter skelter busy, and a bit more than emotional. Packing up your entire life and moving across the country tends to be that way as I found out first hand. This first day has been the complete [...]

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Cannonball

I was running super late home from work yesterday evening. Normally I’m home by 5:30pm at the latest. As soon as my feet hit the pavement the cell was flipped open to alert me that I had missed 6 calls back to back just minutes before. They were from home. That awful parent panic took [...]

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Little Cooks

As you know I’m moving in just four weeks. Now that the semester has finally ended, I have begun the arduous task of sorting and discarding. I picked up that little cookbook once more this afternoon. As tomorrow is indeed Mothers Day I thought I would share some more of my favorite recipes. STRAWBERRY CAKE [...]

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fuck the statistics

simply venting…… I don’t have time for a job. This is hitting me full force as I type. Logan is having problems. And, I had a total meltdown this evening trying to cope with him, and finding the time to study for the exam at 9am. I have felt like a failure as a mama [...]

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First of 16

My first week back at school is near it’s end. All in all it went pretty smooth. There was one little incident Tuesday evening when my children were looking at me like “Who the hell is the bitch/monster, and what have you done with our real mama?!” It took a few minutes, but I managed [...]

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Shake a Tail-Feather

Yesterday kicked off an all girls weekend for little Sabine and I. Logan is off at Winter Camp till Sunday afternoon. Winter Camp has kept my sanity in tact for the two last holiday breaks. Those of you with children, (especially school age) know exactly what I’m talking about. Unless of course you are one [...]

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A Holiday Song

There is nothing worse than technical difficulties!!! My internet connection is seriously acting up…so I’m at work having a quick lunch, and taking advantage of the free WiFi. Monday night was the children’s annual Holiday Program.  Sabine sang Jingle Bells in German, dressed to the nines in a gorgeous black velvet dress, with a matching [...]

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I Love Chocolate Cake!

I was sorting through the mess on the second shelf of one of my kitchen cabinets this evening. The one that is dedicated to guiding me through the pitfalls of cooking. It’s a semi-organized mass of single sheets of paper churned out by my trusty printer. I have dozens of them…they are crusty, stained, and [...]

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November 1997

Birthday sleepover to celebrate the boy’s 10th birthday commenced last evening in our small south side flat. Let me break it down for any of you contemplating an event such as this. Seven boys ranging in ages 10-13. Here is what they consumed from 6pm-1am: 4 cheese pizzas, 17 12oz. Sprite sodas, two very large [...]

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