Month: September 2012

We Remember…

Of course I am not the only one to post a 9/11 remembrance today. Of course not, because eleven years later, it is still so terribly real and so terribly fresh. I am still bothered when I think of what those towers stood for before that day…and what they continue to stand for now. I…

By Lisa September 11, 2012 Off

Here We Go Again…

Sunday night, 10:55 PM. Trying with all of my might to get myself excited for the week ahead.  It’s not that I’m not grateful for another day, another week, another opportunity…  It’s just that it’s a challenge to be excited when I am feeling so unbelievably underprepared.

By Lisa September 10, 2012 Off

Five Minutes

It has been a very long week around here. Everyone is tired.  We are all just a little bit cranky.  My feet hurt. I have very little brain power available and I still have fifteen things to finish before I can even pretend to think about going to sleep. Is it Friday yet?

By Lisa September 7, 2012 Off

Still The One

My Fab Hub was never going to be The One for me. If you’ve been here before, you probably already know that when we first met, I thought he was kind of a jerk.  I had a litany of reasons why I would not date him. So we did not date.  Technically, we never dated.

By Lisa September 6, 2012 Off

How to Magically Turn a Box of Soup into a Dinner Delicious

Has the first day of school always been this exhausting?  Wow. Kidzilla made it through the first day of her new pre-K class with flying colors, despite her initial nervousness.  Zilla loves school.  Fab Hub and I made it through Zilla’s first day of pre-K and New Life Phase in one piece with only one minor breakdown…

By Lisa September 5, 2012 Off

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

It’s back to school time. Whether you are a student or not, September brings with it the time-honored tradition of discussion how we spent our summer vacations.  It is a natural time for some reflection, a little goal-setting, and perhaps taking stock of personal inventory. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing for the last…

By Lisa September 4, 2012 Off