Archive for January, 2010

“Life’s Most Urgent Question…”

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others? ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Please give to provide relief and hope to the people of Haiti: Doctors Without Borders Oxfam America Yéle Haiti

Hatred is…

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Hatred is the anger of the weak. – Alphonse Daudet This is just begging to be a Co-Parenting 101 Quote of the Day.  So very, very true. There are few people in the world that I hate (or have hated), and in every case, I felt that way because I believed I lacked power to [...]

We want one like Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

While searching for a photo to accompany the post below (which is a cross-post from CoParenting101.org), I was surprised to discover that Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee had explored open marriage and wrote about the experience in their joint biography. A few months ago, I read a guest blog at Stepmother’s Milk by Kela Price, [...]

Together

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Bliss. After last night, adding this to the wedding playlist.

Countdown to Stepmama-hood

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

I have hit the motherhood trifecta. I am a mama by birth, by adoption, and, in exactly 80 days, I will become a stepmama. So, I’m thinking about stepmotherhood a lot these days, and of course, reading books by stepmoms. Books like… First things first: Let’s clear up any misconceptions you may have about Stepmother’s [...]

Just one of them days…

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Let’s see… Awakened at 1 AM by a noise, sounds like a Mack truck in my furnace room.  Call TechBoo to troubleshoot.  End up having to cut the power off to the furnace at the circuit breaker.  Send text to plumbing/heating/contracting guy.  Drag portable heater into girls’ bathroom so that they can get dressed in [...]