Tag: personal stories
group name: proudmomsinc
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September 18, 2006 01:40 PM EDT --
On Friday my daughter's school had a lockdown drill. They pretended that there was a big dog outside and they didn't know if it was friendly so they turned off all the lights and hid where . . .
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June 10, 2006 04:36 PM EDT --
Erin and I (the Manic Mommies) welcome back pediatrician Dr. Rob to talk summer safety - from sunscreen to poison ivy and playground injuries. He shares practical advice for parents and reveals some of . . .
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August 15, 2006 12:19 PM EDT --
Like every other mother in America, when my baby daughter first began to make word-like sounds, I eagerly waited for that ultimate, life-altering moment when she uttered one word that would confirm her love . . .
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May 24, 2006 08:28 PM EDT --
lillie - princess sea - had an amazing day today. such fun! when she wakes up, one of the first things out of her mouth is "can we play puppet show?" i swear we play puppet show for hours . . .
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March 27, 2008 08:30 AM EDT --
Apparently, photographs to chronicle and commemorate one's surgical procedures are standard fare these days. Oh yes, printed on a glossy sheet of photo paper, my ovaries and abdominal cavity . . .
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July 03, 2006 06:03 PM EDT --
I have been gone for a bit due to life circumstances. One of them being that I was trying to get my ebay store up and of course, had to decide on a name. I am very anal about these things. I wanted to . . .
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September 15, 2006 10:23 AM EDT --
Once again I've been sidelined in my weight loss journey. Life happened, as it so often does. I've been distracted by birthday parties and barbeques, by a stressful job, by the maneuvers . . .
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June 05, 2006 10:21 AM EDT --
It was
somewhere in my waking daze
After
my kaliedescope of dreams
had been shaken and turned
back into confetti
My mind creaks into conciousness
brewing thoughts
already rising like steam
Questions . . .
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June 14, 2006 01:25 PM EDT --
She had just fallen into a dreamy state of sleep. Falling, falling down the stairs that were surrounded by ghosts. She was aroused, then startled by the hand creeping beneath her pillow.
Had the tooth . . .
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June 10, 2006 10:24 PM EDT --
I exist...
immobilized
Enveloped
in Payne's Grey
swallowed whole
into it's darkness
You found me
Each day you brought
a new bouquet!
of light's colors
Life
You showed me
Infinity . . .
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June 08, 2006 10:10 PM EDT --
Let it be known that I consider my thirteen year old daughter to be a highly intelligent child. But as you know, kids will never cease to surprise you.
Last night she had a friend sleep over; which meant . . .
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May 21, 2006 01:52 AM EDT --
Numbers are flying around at a breakneck pace. Between the buzz about web 2.0 and the whole six degrees of separation thing I need a calculator to keep up.
And speaking of numbers and the six . . .
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May 13, 2006 11:22 AM EDT --
Just in time for Mother's Day, comes this new group, dedicated to celebrating motherhood and kids. Join if you've ever participated in the care and feeding of our most precious resource--a child! . . .
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October 12, 2006 04:34 PM EDT --
In my day job, I sit at my nice safe desk in my nice safe office. I conduct complex business negotiations over shipbuilding contracts, multi-year ship charters, and settlement of mind-bogglingly . . .
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August 20, 2006 08:03 PM EDT --
It all began innocently enough a couple of weeks ago when I popped in an old movie favorite--"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia." Those of you who read the article I wrote after viewing . . .
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August 28, 2006 05:01 PM EDT --
My grandma loved children, no matter the age. She also loved to have her house filled with her children's friends. She could whip together a special treat out of almost nothing -- which . . .
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May 14, 2006 01:19 PM EDT --
Life at the Reynolds' is a lot different than when all four kids were here. Only one is at home now - going to college and working. Fridays aren't normally eventful in any case; we each do our . . .
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June 05, 2006 10:35 PM EDT --
It seems to me that my gardens have always reflected my state of mind - or life.
We had left Manhattan to move into our first home in Westchester, NY, situated on two beautiful, manicured, acres of land. . . .
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August 28, 2006 08:18 PM EDT --
Will I Survive My Kids Leaving Me?
Empty nest syndrome sucks! Yes I have it. My daughter moved out on July 31 and was the last one to venture off into the world on her own. She darted out the door full . . .
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September 08, 2006 05:53 AM EDT --
I Wonder - Revised and Republished
Another sleepless night has descended upon my restless soul. I listen to the rumbling of distant thunder amidst the silence I sit in. I wait for my mesmeric Anna to . . .
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