My Happy Place

I just love this video! It makes me smile and tap my foot. I’m a firm believer that what we focus on expands so I don’t allow myself to focus on bad news but instead I find what is “lovely and of good report”! I live a charmed life and I think this may be…

“How many more days until Friday?!” This is a question my children ask throughout the week. Every week. The tradition of  “Family Night” is important to them and the repetition of it makes them feel secure.  So on Friday nights we have an easy-to-eat meal in front of the TV (pizza, hamburgers, finger foods, or…

A public school in Chicago has banned all lunches brought from home. These kids *have* to eat cafeteria food! They have no choice. The school thinks the children will be healthier. What would you do if your child went to this school? Another school–a private school–does not offer cafeteria food, students must bring their lunches…

Sunday night I received an animal rescue call. A calico cat gave birth to a kitten in a woman’s flower garden. The woman moved her under the house where she had two more kittens. By the time I settled her safely in my son’s closet, she was ready to have her fourth.  Mama is named…

Last night I was in a deep, deep slumber when Annabelle the Cat came to my door and began her “I have hunted and brought you the kill” chant….so loud and so insistent that it overcame the earplugs. I stumbled out of bed, not bothering to put on my glasses, and headed to the door…

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