Today has been a busy day for me with work and a bit of socializing this morning. Thursdays are, after all, my day for breakfast with the girls. These women are women that I have one thing in common with – we are all mothers. We met online first and have since moved to an… Continue reading Believe in Yourself
My mind seems to be drawn towards these three words this morning: victims, self-defense, and violence. I can pinpoint why as I read some creative writing that was masochistic and a news article on a domestic violence advocate and a blog on self-defense. The combination of the three of these has set my mind moving… Continue reading Victims, Self-Defense and Violence
I finally decided to make up my Thanksgiving dinner menu. This is actually early for me as I will quite frequently wait until the Sunday of Thanksgiving week to get the menu together and the list in place to do the actual shopping. My reason for doing an earlier menu this year is that… Continue reading Thanksgiving Dinner
I hope I got the right house. You see, I have recently started following Jen and Sarah at Momalom.com. In doing so, I found out that at one point in their lives they lived in Oneonta, where my 19 year old son goes to college. I had been in Oneonta on Saturday, prior to… Continue reading For My New Friends
I can tell when I have not been to church in a while. It is not because I have not had my conversations with God. It is just a feeling. I knew, when reading my friend Steve’s blog, that I could not just comment. It would be much more than a passing comment. Below are… Continue reading Religion – Organized or Not?
Yes, this paragraph has been written before. Unfortunately, I have found my writing this morning but ADD and disjointed as I started one entry to discuss the college sicky and I ventured into paragraph three here so…. This story all starts Sunday evening. I had a friend over and we had decided that we were… Continue reading A Sunday Night Out
Unlike many of my friends, I do get communication from my college freshman frequently. This is not necessarily the case with some of my other college-aged children but the 19 year old pops up in my IM or on Facebook to tell me what is going on at SUNY-Oneonta frequently. This story all starts… Continue reading The College Call
I have met so many people through online connections. First, there was a small moderator community of maybe 20 women who helped with the running of message boards at OrganizedHome.com. We were there for each other through thick and thin, even though we lived across the country from each other or some of us closer… Continue reading Connecting Online
As the holidays approach, my oven is going non-stop. I love to bake. My favorite ingredients in autumn are pumpkin and apple and cranberry. Because both my parents are diabetic, I spend a lot of time trying to make my tried and true recipes better. I know how is it possible to make something better.… Continue reading Baking Without Sugar
Yesterday, I went to college for the day. This is not the first time I have played this role. I have six children and yesterday I was visiting #5 at college. I have done the day trip to college many times since 2003 and each time is different. This time was made more unique by… Continue reading Mom to the College Kid
Nicki's Nook 