I have mentioned previously that I have five (biological) children.  I’ve been pregnant five times, had morning sickness, cravings, braxton hicks, and weight gain to name a few, and given birth, did I say, five times.   It’s my claim to fame, my excuse for my mom bod, and who/what I blame most any physical or mental ailment.  Oh, that saggy skin, my kids fault...Mom brain, kids...sleeping in, kids--making up for lost time. What would I say about all these faults (and more) if I didn’t have my ... VIEW POST

My life has rarely been stable geographically. I attended twelve different schools by the time I graduated high school.  I traveled the country, and the world for a couple years before I got married at 22, and we moved fairly often. We changed homes or states numerous times in our nearly 21 years of marriage.   I’m not afraid of new places and new people.  When I was young I made fast friends wherever we were.  I knew if I didn’t make friends right away I may not have any.  It was likely we’d ... VIEW POST

I watched the movie Aeronauts (available on Amazon Prime Video) the other night, If you’ve not seen it and hate a spoiler stop here, otherwise please read on.  The scene that captured me was when the main character (Amelia) had to climb a maze of ropes up to the top of a hot air balloon to open a valve so the balloon could descend from a dangerous position.  It was freezing, it took everything she had to pull herself up, one arm hooked through the rope then another, fingers frozen, reality ... VIEW POST