• Everyday,  Travel

    homebound.

    ****delayed post**** Hubby and I should pull into our driveway around midnight, if we get lucky. It was 10pm, but with each stop for fuel, it gets bumped out a little more. I have to be careful not to ask…

  • Everyday,  Travel

    fearless leader.

    To know Mr. Gatsby is, well, an adventure. I was still working as a system administrator when I was pregnant with him. The building had a Freon leak at one point and they sent me home until it was resolved.…

  • Everyday,  Trauma Parenting

    clean eating.

    I’ll be honest, I was thrilled to get to Monday. I realize most people find Mondays less than exciting, but here, Monday usually equals peace. I always welcome peace with open arms and a bag of sour patch kids to…

  • Everyday,  Trauma Parenting,  Travel

    re-entry and recovery.

    I am beyond grateful to have been chosen for a scholarship to attend this years, Kevin’s Song: Conference on Suicide. Having been directly touched by the suicide of someone close to me, I’m fairly passionate about mental health and suicide…

  • Everyday,  Holidays,  Trauma Parenting

    deja vu.

    I don’t know how many people remember the young man that was with us briefly over the summer. The same young man that took off out a window. I have thought about him often since then.  Earlier this month a…