This is the first blog post I had to get permission to write... from my son! Anyone who has been following me for a bit on this blog will know that I made a huge decision in December to resign as Operations Manager of Wausau Whitewater. This means many changes including sending off all of the ...
Category Archives: Parenting
Business Advice from Fiction and Mom
My mom has always loved to read. She's 82 now and is still buying books and reading every day. When my sons were younger, they used to laugh because it would be 90 degrees outside and they would say, "There's Gramma, still in the hot ...
Clam Chowder — The Best!
Our family has always liked New England style clam chowder. We have used various recipes over time but recently we adapted one that we originally found on Recipezaar, created by Derf, her version, Recipe #14134. We liked this recipe originally because it has ...
The Blame Game
I do it. Other people I know do it. You probably do it. We play the blame game. It's an easy out and has complicated side effects. At points, I blame others and more often, I blame me. Neither of these are productive. A young man ...
The Children that Aren't Mine
Though I have two sons who are 22 and 23, Mother's Day always brings memories of the children that are not mine. Last year, I got a huge singing card signed by 6 young people. Yes, my two ...