Pipecleaner Dreams

So many of the blogs I have read recently have been on the subject of stress, extreme stress. Maybe it's because I read a lot of blogs...

It's been a rough week and it doesn't look to be getting any better for the next few days. Hurricane Irene hit last Saturday and ...

Most days I don’t think about all that is involved in caring for my children with significant disabilities. I just do what needs to be done...

Yesterday Ashley and I were at our local Children’s Hospital for her semi-annual dental checkup. Not surprisingly, since it is commonplace ...

My Thankful Thursday post is late going up today. Why? I’m having a tough time concentrating on ‘thankful’ instead of ‘frustrated’. I’m f...

This is a tough year to be thankful. I’ve even stopped watching the nightly news because the continued talks about the failing economy, hom...

Sunday night - 5 hours of sleep - the most in a long, long time. Monday night - 6 hours of sleep - I was ecstatic and felt good enough to ru...

What a weekend! There were several good things that happened, and several not-so-good things. Let’s see how the weekend balanced out… NOT-...

We live in a society that seems to have forgotten the virtue of patience. We have drive through fast food, drive through banking, and drive...

By the time Friday arrives, I am exhausted. Too much to do at work - too much to do at home - not enough sleep - a little Lupus and Rheumat...

"The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales." Aesop TV, radio, and print media have been full of...

Candice from the I'm Adopting a Child with Usher's blog asked me some questions the other day, and I promised her I would blog my a...

Sometimes by noon on Monday, I just know I am facing a difficult week. Unlike the weeks where the difficult times sort of sneak up on you o...