So I decided one day several months ago to spend one week living like my daughter.  Well, every day I live with my daughter IS living like her… essentially… but, I don’t have Type 1 diabetes – she does.  So, even when they say that when a child is diagnosed with diabetes that the whole … Continue reading My D-diary

My classmates from high school look pretty damn good after 25 years.  I remember when I was graduating, my mom was about to go to her 20th and I was all like, “that must be so weird mom… how will you know who is who?”  She succinctly explained to me that everyone looks the same, … Continue reading Revelations – What I Learned This Week

Change is in the air again.  The summer saw a change in schedule for the children – from my primary care to alternating weeks with dad and the mid-week overnight switch.  The initial shock of the Judge’s order, from my disbelief that my ex could actually work the flexible schedule he claimed to Ava’s surprisingly … Continue reading A New Season

Revelations and What I Learned This Week The thought of people looking at me with lust and desire makes me extremely uncomfortable.  Well, ok, except for my husband – I mean, he’s supposed to look at me respectfully like a three-decker peanutbutter-frosted chocolate cake with lust love in his eyes.  But ordinary people I encounter … Continue reading Revelations and What I Learned This Week

I think just about every one of us can claim at least one black sheep in the herd of boyfriends.  My mom calls them “The Unmentionable.”  I’ve had a couple of those – and all three of them owe my ex-husband a debt of gratitude for erasing any ill feelings I might have still been … Continue reading Bad Boys

Here it is, in no particular order:There is much power in the written word.  I have found a way to exercise it without coming off as a bitch… and the impact of my recent words will be far reaching.  Now, if only I could be a fly on the wall….And speaking of words….I am pretty … Continue reading Revelations – and What I Learned This Week 8/20

Here it is, in no particular order.In the state of Maryland, squatters have legal rights to a property if they have been occupying it for a minimum of 5 days.  Whether they have a lease, or not.  So check this out: say you go to Maryland to visit your old college roommate and you stay … Continue reading Revelations – and What I Learned This Week

  We did it! We finally pulled off the wedding event everyone has been waiting for.  It was questionable for a while, given the ongoing custody litigation and the accompanying exorbitant legal expenses.  While most couples begin the planning process soon after engagement, we really put it off for 5 months.  For a date we … Continue reading Wedding Joy