Busy Mom’s Journal

Focusing on “Firsts”, not “Lasts”

Last week we spent fall break in California, looking at colleges. At this point in H’s college search, we’re narrowing

We’re back in NC. J’s birthday was yesterday, and we decided to do a quick trip up here to meet

Whew…what a crazy few months it’s been. Updating this blog has had to take a backseat to family stuff, and

Somewhere in the last two or three years, my 17 year old daughter has become her own person. I can’t

We celebrated my dad’s 75th birthday last night with almost all his siblings and spouses, which is all he wanted

This morning I drove to Franklin to take a silversmithing class…something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. It

Final Curves at the bottom of “Longshot” We spent our spring break snow skiing in Snowmass, Colorado, a tradition in

Twenty two years ago, I met a boy. He made me laugh the first time we met. He was very

I’m writing this post in bed, under the covers, at 1:00 in the afternoon. I’ve been here since Sunday night,

I don’t have a lot of TV shows that I watch on a regular basis, but “Parenthood” is fast becoming