"Not all those who wander are lost." – J. R. R. Tolkien
This semester has been a killer, with a 5-credit Statistics course (let's just say math is not my forte!), and an upper-level History of Women & Gender in America course that is giving me, a voracious reader with a love for history, a run for my money in keeping up with the reading. I truly... Continue Reading →
EACH FRIDAY I HIGHLIGHT OLD FAVORITES FROM MY PREVIOUS BLOG, "FROM THE TOP OF THE STAIRS." I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE RE-RUNS AS MUCH AS I DO... It's hard to believe it's been 3 years since this happened! I'm now down to just one teenager in the house, and she's too young to drive yet... Continue Reading →
Normally I try to do a "Wisdom Wednesday," but it just didn't work out this time. Regardless, there are so many things on my mind today - what with the continued rhetoric over politics, my daughter's current struggle with some "mean girls" at school, the sometimes "overwhelmingness" (is that even a word?!) of trying to... Continue Reading →
This week finds Braden, Savannah, and myself in Tennessee for a few days, finally getting to visit with my new grandson and his beautiful mama! Savannah gets to stay here and love on him for a few weeks, lucky girl. Braden and I will be leaving tomorrow, flying to New York on the next stop... Continue Reading →
Can I just say how stressful life is right now? Some good stress, some bad stress, some stress of my own making... (Hello. My name is Tracy and I am completely incapable of saying "NO." To anything. It certainly comes easily enough for my kids!) In my quest to get through school quicker, I decided... Continue Reading →
As I mentioned here recently, Savannah has entered that wonderful stage of her childhood/adolescence where everything that I say, do, or even think is either an evil plot to ruin her life or a giant embarrassment the likes of which she may never recover from. I'm trying - Oh how I am trying! - to... Continue Reading →
living life on the back roads 