This week I'm preparing to launch my oldest off to college. I went to print off some pictures of the family so my daughter Meghan could take a little piece of us with her while we're apart. I came across this video of Meghan and her Great-Grandma Cusumano, or Grandma Cuckoo as we lovingly call her.My grandma is ninety years young. She LOVES to give … [Read more...]
Homecoming 2008
Last weekend was homecoming for my oldest two children. Since Meghan is now a Senior, and her brother David a Freshman, they were able to attend it together. It was my daughter's first dance and my son's too. Meghan made it special by wearing the same dress I wore to my Senior homecoming dance in 1985. Her idea, not mine. For all of my wonderful … [Read more...]
Blessed…
With only fifteen minutes before she had to drive off for work, my teenage daughter wrote these words for me at the bottom of my post. I just had to share, and YES they choked me up.Us mom's can sometimes feel overlooked, underpaid, run down and run over. I am here to encourage all of you at home with little ones, to hang in there. So many times I … [Read more...]
Cabaret Night
Saturday evening we were entertained by Meghan's High School's 'Cabaret Night'. It is a talent show of sorts, without judges. Students get to share their musical or acting talents. There were singers, musicians, funny skits. It was lots of fun. I must share that there was also lots of teen angst felt by the songs the kids chose to perform. My … [Read more...]
