Works of Heart

Ten Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter- and Living. Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you’d better be delivering a package, because you’re sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter’s body, I will remove them. Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable fo… Continue

I HATE routines! I have NEVER appreciated schedules, plans, forecasts, charts, outlines, directions, or protocol! NEWS FLASH~~~~~~~~NOTE TO (ADULT) SELF...K.I.D.S. require routines! Well, duh! Blonde moment, senior moment, brain cramp, engine block, WHATEVER you call it, I had 50 yrs of it. And, as Oprah says, "I'm having a light bulb moment." (My mother will be so proud.) I FINALLY got the message. Better late, than never? Where is all this rambling headed, you ask? I woke up at FOUR (4)AM an… Continue

Is anyone else as effected by what they "smell" as I am? O.M.G. I think I'm part bloodhound. I can smell stuff even my kids miss. Some smells are enticing, others revolting! I kid you not! And for me, at least, an aroma can make or break my spirit. Whether it's a natural scent or chemically formulated, it REALLY decides my mood. Have you ever noticed that some smells actually bring back vivid memories? Some remind me of my childhood, while others are reminiscent of special places I've visited.… Continue