Category Archives: Personal

Gratitude, Writing

Kindness in Abundance

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When I read this week’s writing prompt for Finish the Sentence Friday, I panicked a little.  “One of the best things anyone ever did for me was…”  Well that is tough to call, because I have too many acts of kindness to choose from.   Some examples from my notes –

  • My mother for letting me read whatever I wanted.
  • My husband for saying yes, when I asked him if I could take his four young children on a thirty day road trip, while he stayed home and worked.
  • The Manager at CPK who helped me out with Barrett this past February (although that blog topic has been beaten to death).
  • Anyone of the therapists who has worked with my son over the years.
  • My brother and sister in-law for babysitting our kids whenever we desperately needed help.
  • Melissa at Chick Lit Central who took a chance on me.
  • My besties Michele, Marice & Barb for an endless number of things over the decades.
  • The two different relatives, who on two separate and unrelated occasions, surprised me with checks in the mail.

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Everything Else, Personal

Random May Post

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It’s been a while since I’ve written a random post, but the chaos of the last couple of weeks is all the excuse I need.  It’s been very busy in our household, as I’m certain it must me in most of yours, with the end of school fast approaching.  I sometimes feel like I’m on a hamster wheel.  Please tell me I’m not alone.  I literally have so many random thoughts running through my head, none of which would produce a blog length post – and we’ve experienced some fun events of late that I’d like to share.  Ergo – random post.

The Latest on our CPK Odyssey

After the garden planting, Barrett’s Awesome Autism class was invited to visit one of our local CPK restaurants.  His class was given a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility and got to make their own pizzas for lunch.  Barrett had so much fun making his pizza that he just added whatever toppings they brought him.  I knew what was coming, because Bear only likes plain cheese pizza.  Sure enough, once cooked and served, Mom had the task of picking off all the mushrooms, black olives and pepperoni.  CPK’s generosity seems endless, because they also fed the mothers, the teachers and the bus driver.  Additionally, the class was presented with their own CPK chef uniform – each one embroidered with the student’s name on the chest.  How cool is that?  As if that weren’t enough, the boys were invited back to do it all again when school starts in the fall!  Wow.

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Personal

Dear Mom

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Welcome to Finish the Sentence Friday.  I must admit that when I saw this week’s prompt, “Dear Mom…,” I felt some trepidation.  Last Friday was my first time joining the group.  I loved participating and getting to know some new bloggers and I didn’t want to miss out – but this prompt is an emotional one for me.  My mother passed away twenty-six years ago.  Last year I wrote about her on Mother’s Day.  I was so touched by all the Mother’s Day posts I read that weekend and felt compelled to join the crowd.  I was a new blogger at the time and writing about my mother was the first truly personal piece that I put out there.  I was proud of it.  Later that same day, I found out my younger brother died. Mother’s Day is now complicated and I’m taking the coward’s way out by reworking last year’s post into a letter.  For friends and family, it may sound a bit repetitive and I apologize – but I did add some new thoughts.  The letter format actually opened me up a bit.  For my new readers, I’m honored to share with you one of the loves of my life, the very fascinating and lovely Carol Geneva Smith.

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Personal, Travel

Spring Break 2014

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For years, we stayed home for spring break. The kids were young, and the mass exodus from the metro area made Atlanta a more pleasant place to be, because of the slower pace. Travel times within the city were cut by more than half and we could eat in any restaurant we chose, without a wait. Having lived in the state of Florida for almost twenty years, I knew that the beaches were dreadfully crowded during spring break. I had no interest in participating. Continue reading Spring Break 2014 →