This past Saturday, my little one celebrated her 9th birthday. January 5th. Following the same pattern as the past few years since moving to the Central Coast, it was a bit of a challenge to find kids and folks to attend the at-home, old-fashioned, no-bouncy-house-Chuck E. Cheese party, held on the last weekend of Christmas … Continue reading »
One Big Resolution for 2013
RES·O·LU·TION A firm decision to do or not to do something. On New Year’s Day I had coffee with a friend. We talked about a variety of subjects and eventually touched on what we want for this new year. I told him that, for me, this year is not about making a list of goals … Continue reading »
2012 in review-Gotta Love Helper Monkeys
“The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.” Thank you helper monkeys. I love helper monkeys. I really do. Last year’s report was a bit bleak for this blogger of the smaller variety. But, this report had me chuckling…and you know that I love a good chuckle. The most interesting news to … Continue reading »
Where I’ve Been
It’s almost Christmas. Two days and three hours to go before Santa makes his way into our home (not down the chimney because we don’t have one-we leave him a key instead). For the past several weeks now I’ve been ill. Christmas fixings, decorations, cutting down the tree, putting up lights, and present buying having … Continue reading »
Home
My mom still lives in the house in which I was raised. Home. With the exception of the structure itself, there isn’t any part of it that resembles what it looked like as a child. Mom has changed the paint, the wallpaper, the furniture, the carpeting, the landscaping, pretty much everything over the years, little by … Continue reading »
When the Harvest Ends
I’ve been blessed with working for a vineyard management company for the past four harvest seasons. Farming over 1600 acres of grapevines is no easy task. There are many intricacies involved with caring for so many plants, which are expected to produce varieties that make for the best wines in the state (or so I’m told … Continue reading »
The Crisp Night Air
Tonight is a perfect night. The sky is clear from the brief storm that passed through, and the stars are sparkling much like Christmas lights strung perfectly in the sky. Do you ever look up? I do. I almost always do when I’m outside at night. And this night, as I made a quick trip … Continue reading »
Carefreedom- Another Classic SWM Post
Carefree: having no worries or troubles From birth I’ve been a worrier. Really. Truly. I probably came out of my mom’s tummy worrying about my ability to breath and my lack of hair. I was a pretty serious kid, too. I kept an immaculate room, was particular about the clothes I wore, made sure my … Continue reading »
Run in the wind like ponies!
We stepped outside the front door this morning immediately hugged by the warm air of the Santa Anas. Today the temps were supposed to reach into the mid-90′s, and I’m expecting they did based on a couple of trips from my desk to the recycle bin and our Safety Coordinator’s exclamation of, ”Okay, now it’s … Continue reading »
Heaven Can Wait, San Miguel, is really Heaven On Earth-PLEASE HELP SAVE THE EQUINES!
When I caught the man I was married to red-handed with another woman, the same man who had put me through an emotional hell for over eight months of quickly failed marriage, I spent many days wondering how I would put one foot in front of the other. I wondered how I would keep my … Continue reading »
