What I wish I  had known then….the famous last words! Back to School Time is fast approaching and it as lent itself for thinking of days gone past. I clearly remember my first day of Kindergarten. The mix of excitement for the promises made of what it would be like and the fear of leaving [...]

 I used to think that “giving it all up” or “going without pampering myself“ for those I loved was a sign of good mothering, good financing, good wife. I scrimped on anything that may have been unnecessary to the family as a whole. My haircuts went from pre-family price of $30.oo to $40.oo to the local [...]

SHOES…In my home there is a door leading from the garage to the laundry room and then into the house.  This space seems to be the catch all for the myriad of shoes that live in this home of mine. There are flip-flops, scuffed high heels, sneakers that have seen better days. There are sizes that range from little girl flower [...]