Friday night, Peter and I dragged our tired, frustrated carcasses back into the apartment he keeps in Alabama.  An afternoon of scoping houses had turned futile and we found ourselves in a Mexican standoff.
I’d fallen in love with a gorgeous house full of natural light, sprawling open space and a kitchen to die for.
On a [...]

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Guess what I’m doing right now?
I’m NOT jabbing myself in the eye with a white hot, rusty spoon.
But OH SO close.
Househunting!
Househunting with three children.
And Pete.
Suffice it to say that we aren’t that strong at making decisions.  We can turn any situation into an mental gridlock of epic proportion.
Peter gets a job offer that’s practically covered [...]

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Dear Company-That-Manufactures-Robitussin-with-Codiene,
I truly want to extend my deepest regards and heartfelt thanks for the unexpected joy you’ve brought into my life.
I recently (last night) was on the road for over eight hours driving from Florida to Alabama.  As my daughter has your product prescribed, I planned to give her a dose to knock her butt [...]

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Maybe you’ve tried to make a deal with God.
Perhaps your negotiations took place on the bathroom floor, swearing that your lips would never touch a drop of tequila E.V.E.R. again if God would only let you live through the night.
I seem to recall I swore I would never even look at Peter again if God [...]

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**Updated to add: This article is running in the Tampa Tribune highlighting my crazy mad addiction to social networking and my internet…MY internet, ya’ll…so, go read it and check out that cute kid in the picture.**
The kids and I…sadly no Peter…got to attend a Christmas party at the Children’s Cancer Center sponsored by the Tampa [...]

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