Today is one of  "those days" for me as a mom.  Marky's 12th birthday.  She is 12!!!  And now I'm going to sound like one ...

Most of my days are fairly predictable.  Few surprises, not many upsets, not much -to- write- home- about.  However, this week has been any...

Monotony and Glory.   Two extremes that are the see-saw on the playground of my everyday.  The monotony of packing lunches, cleaning up mes...