....what's going on with you?

you may be wondering where the heck i have been.... or maybe not.... {that's just my ego talking....like you have nothin' better to do then check on the drama in my life} our family went to oregon last week... the girls spent a half day at their new school.... in their UNIFORMS! can i get a whoo-hoo? and the hubby and i looked at houses, yes we did. and lots of other stuff is happening too....so...

Happy Valentine's Day from me to YOU!

"You yourself as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."~Buddha Thank you dear blog readers for all the wonderfully supportive comments you left on my last post.  I am not surprised how many of you have also gone through the same experience.  Forget world peace, how about tackling "women's peace"?  Seems like a noble endeavor to me. Wishing you all...

...the ugly

photo from google images One of the best things about moving back "home" is returning to friends and family.  It makes the moving transition easier knowing you have established relationships waiting for you.  Besides all the moving I have done during my married life, I also moved a fair amount as a child which does not make long-term friendships easy nor plentiful.  My...

it's official......

Our Forever*Cottage will go on the market this week....... We were on the "Distinctive Homes" tour for brokers this last week......funny to me as I would have never classified our cottage as "distinctive" but we are in a desirable neighborhood and will be priced lower than the lake homes that surround us so I guess that makes us "distinctive". While the house was ultra-tidy {and me utterly exhausted...

~~ inspiring.....

"Walk with the Dreamers the believers, the courageous, the planners, the DOERS, the S-U-C-C-E-S-S-F-U-L people with their head in the Clouds and their feet on the GROUND.  Let their spirits IGNITE a fire with- in YOU, to leave this world better than when you found it." **found in Boho magazine, winter issue.  Have you seen it?  Check it out, it's a f...

zoe & isaac

It's been a tough day.....While we knew we would be losing money when we sell our cottage.....we found out that it is likely to be more we originally thought. This housing market is tough....and we live in a location that has held value well compared to others. We knew this move would be a roller coaster ride....of highs and lows...... Today was a low....I think I will join my friend Kasey and...