I have boys. When I embarked on this motherhood project I didn’t really think one way or the other about how boys and girls were different or how I would parent them. Six years later I had two children of the male gender and have since learned to “get” boys. Fortunately, this is pretty easy. […]
Archives for October 2012
The pursuit of happiness
October 4, 2012 by
So yesterday was not a very good day for me. Heart disease has forced its way back into my life. It is taking things I wanted. It is reminding me I’m not in control. Most days I can manage that. Some days I can’t. Yesterday was one of those can’t-manage days. My friend Kristen came […]
Just Like Me
October 2, 2012 by
I haven’t been around much for a few weeks, so I thought I’d share some of what is going on in my life. My brother, just 32, had a heart attack one year and two weeks after mine. Then three weeks later I found myself back in surgery getting a new stent. So heart disease […]