New Beginnings

Joe McQuany (of the Joe and Charlie workshop tapes) passed away this weekend. You can read more about it here.

What if we the leader of the free world was also a mother? How would our position in the world change? How would the direction of our country change? Just think about it. What if we all decided that enough was enough and actually did something to change it?
In my heart of hearts, I believe [...]

Yesterday there was a fatal accident on the 2 lane highway from town to our more rural house. When we drove by, they hadn’t yet removed the man’s body from the wreckage. As I tried to distract my son (who is prone to nightmares) to look away, the practicing alcoholic in the passenger starting yelling, [...]

No wonder our kids are being diagnosed left and right with autism, aspergers, ADHD, ADD, and other behaviorial, mental, and learning disorders. Read: Test reveal high chemical levels in kids’ bodies

In spite of the melodrama playing out in my head, I am blessed in so many ways. Here is a short list of why I am grateful today:

Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize (1/2 the prize, anyway)
HH the 14th Dalai Lama receives the Congressional Gold Medal
My husband is off his crutches after the roller [...]

“The president has rediscovered his long lost inner fiscally conservative self,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, in a mocking tone. “After an orgy of borrowing, spending and misspending on many dubious things, his target? Ten million low-income kids.” – CNN
I’m torn here.  I’m pissed, because, well, duh. The president is still wearing his ass hat. [...]

Homemade Applegate Apple Butter

Yum! My mom and I made homemade apple butter this weekend from apples we picked in our orchard. We slow cooked them using a very cool and super easy recipe. The apple butter turned out amazing! One note, though, we almost totally blew it on the whole canning thing. Dude. [...]