I never imagined that when my marriage died, that some of my friendships would also. I just automatically assumed that the friends that I cherished would still be there, no matter what. Unfortunately, when I moved away from what I knew well, to a different city, I left my friends, my church home, my familiar shopping places and library and thrift store hangouts, my Bible study group, my house where my daughters grew up and my neighbors but most of all, friends. That's the part that hurts the most....leaving behind what I once knew. My familiar. I love the city that I live now. It's beautiful but I have no friends to call or to hang out with or to go walking with before the sun goes down. I don't have anyone that I can trade books with or recipes or stop by the house just to show her the bargains that I got or the books that I found. True, Boo is wonderful but he's not my girl friends...the ones that humor me, laugh with me, cry with me, get me. He's my sweetheart, m...

1) When there's a fly around, it never fails to nosedive into my glass. 2) I would like to be a garbage collector just for one day. I'm sure I'd probably get fired for stopping and collecting items that I could restore and that I find sentimental or cool. 3) Socializing and making friends just isn't easy for some 3 year olds. Baby Boo and I went to the park and a group of kids from the Tiny Tots program were on recess. Baby Boo looked at the kids for a moment. Just when I thought she was going to say, "Hi. Wanna play with me?" She says, "RRrrrrrr! I'm a zombie and I'm going to get you." Nice going, Baby Boo. The kids ran from her and no one, not even the boys wanted to play with her. 4) I'm totally shocked by the video below of the 2 year old that smokes two packs of cigarettes per day. I was speechless when I saw it. I still am. 5) As much as I've been honored to take on the position as managing editor of Hope for Women Magazine, I m...

I've relived the embarrassment of a three year old all over again. Baby Boo and I were shopping at Walmart. I think that is the worst store for embarrassing moments with her and I. This elderly lady passes by in a pair of leopard print pants and Baby Boo points to her and says, "Momo, why she wearing that? That pants? Ewww, that's ugly." I was mortified. I scolded her immediately and told her that it wasn't nice to make someone feel bad by what she said. Her reply? "Well, I still don't like it." *********************************************** Said to Boo after kissing Baby Boo, "Daddy, you need to shave that hair on your mouth. It hurts my face." *********************************************** Baby Boo announces at the table, "I farted. I always fart when I eat." She sniffs for a minute and says, "It don't smell, it went in the seat." ************************************************* Said to Single Boo who was readin...

When I was a kid, I did my best thinking, sitting on the curb. I don't know why but there was something about watching an ant carrying a piece of a leaf down the street or watching the water rush to the gutter. It mesmerized me and put me in a state of collecting my thoughts. I didn't realize that at 6 years old, I didn't have much to really worry or think about. I mean, I didn't have clothes bulging out of my closet or every toy I wished for, but I was content, loved and happy. Because I was happy though, I decided that my thinking wasn't going to be wasted on just me, that I was going to think until I came up with solutions to save starving children and to find homes for orphans and to find a house for every animal that didn't have a home. I would sit on that curb and think of a solution. I didn't always think alone either. My twin sister would also think with me. Together, we would think separately, and then together. One of us would burst out with an ide...

1) Having to say goodbye to someone you love has got to be the hardest thing ever in life. I saw one the cheeseburger bird's baby eggs, cracked and on the ground and I about lost it. I know the little nugget is flying around rainbow bridge. 2) My Wii Fit is a compulsive liar. On Tuesday, I got confetti and music for having lost 9 pounds and on Wednesday, I got the sad voice saying that I gained 6 pounds. Either she is playing with me or my balance board needs new batteries. 3) It's truly a blast interviewing people for Hope for Women Magazine . I interviewed Kari Jobe this past week and she is a doll! To speak to a teen who is truly humble and on fire for God was refreshing. She is a sweetie! 4) Thanks to Buckeroomama , I lost about 3 hours of sleep after seeing her "eensy weensy spider" . I felt something crawl on me and I was up the rest of the night, thinking that it was the EWS. 5)I'm loving this online site called Swap It Green . It's like a giant yard sa...

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Blogging has become quite real to me. It's filled with real people with real lives who do "real" things. Yet, it's easy to sit in front of the computer screen and not necessarily feel the realness. It would be more easier to feel their pain, their anguish, their emotions, if they were sitting right across from me, right? Wrong. I've been blogging for two years. I have many followers that have followed me from the beginning and I've gotten to know them, their kiddos and their hubbies or loved one. So, upon hearing that my friend, Hallie had lost her beautiful boy, CJ, I was shocked to tears. Hallie is one of the most beautiful, giving women that I know. Her dad's life was saved as a result of organ donation so in return, she held a raffle and pledged money to organ donation as a result. This wasn't just any ol' raffle...there were things pouring in from all parts of the world to be raffled for a pretty cool cause. Unfortunately, we can't always...