My husband and I rarely argue about things of substance like values and principles, finances or our goals. When we do argue it’s about two things:
* Our child
* Our communications
Archive for Tricia
Mining for Nuggest of Understanding
Wondering on Wednesday…A Right to Know Our Biology?
I was watching a TV show last week and part of the story line dealt with a 15-year-old boy who was conceived using anonymous, donated sperm. The story asked the question of whether or not he had a right to learn the identity of his biological father. The sperm bank refused to acknowledge the donor’s [...]
October 29th, 2008 | Tricia | 20 comments | Continued
Wild and Free City Boy
Have I told you that I grew up on a farm?
We grew most of what we ate. Summers were spent weeding and harvesting. Our garden was large enough to provide a bounty of fresh vegetables during the warm months, and enough for my mom to preserve for the long, cold winters. We had cows for [...]
Remembering to Breath
Have you ever had a difficult time maintaining your sanity? Was there a period in your life when perhaps crazy seemed like a better proposition than your current state of normal.
I had a time like that. It was the five years I spent trying to become a mother. I remember one night specifically when my [...]
Friday Photo Funday
Ready. Set. Go! Every little boy needs a fire truck, a checkered flag, and apparently a hair cut once a month. (photography compliments of my husband)
October 24th, 2008 | Tricia | 12 comments | Continued
Doug the Shopkeeper
If Senator McCain had made my dad a focal point of his campaign, I’m quite sure the Republican candidate wouldn’t be suffering a double-digit spread in the polls. Joe The Plumber has nothing on Doug The Shopkeeper.
My parents are visiting and we’ve spent the last few days shopping for window valence fabrics, eating too much, [...]
Can I Tell You a Story?
It’s been almost a full year since I started this blog and even with almost 200 posts filed I’m still struggling to find my voice. I’ve spent more than a decade honing my commercial writing skills by developing marketing campaigns, business collateral and writing for trade publications, and along the way I lost my [...]
October 21st, 2008 | Tricia | 21 comments | Continued
I Don’t Want to Vote
Of course I will, but for the first time in my adult life I don’t feel like voting in the presidential election. I feel like I have to choose between two extremes when I’m very much a moderate. I know many of you have a strong conviction regarding your candidate of choice, and I [...]
October 18th, 2008 | Tricia | 19 comments | Continued
Seeking an Education
During a birthday party last week, I sat with three other moms and we started discussing different options for our children’s education. Between us we have six 4-year-old boys. (One mom has triplets, which just sounds like a ton of crazy fun to me). The boys all go to preschool together and we were discussing [...]
October 16th, 2008 | Tricia | 16 comments | Continued
When The Calls Come
It’s happened a few times now. Those calls from family far away announcing that someone I love is in the hospital. Tonight it was my mom calling, “Your sister is in the hospital,” she said.
It’s been three years since it was my sister calling to say, “Mom is in the hospital.”
There have been others…my brother, [...]
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There is never any need to watch a sitcom anymore. I just need to come read this.
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Wow. No onions, eh. I love them! And they are just about everywhere.
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