the happy trip

In 12 days, we will be leaving for Mexico. I've been doing a lot of planning; looking at the Mayan ruin sites, calculating driving distances, reading reviews of local restaurants and rental car companies and deciding how much money to have converted to pesos beforehand. I am a planner. I'm good at it, and I…

Nap time

We got home last night at 10:30 which is super-late for us, but we were having such a great time, that we didn't want it to end. The cats really don't care how late I go to bed, they want me up by 5 and I generally oblige (because they won't give up until I…

we are all in this together

So, we have our plane reservations made and are now working on a place to stay. I've sent out a bunch of emails to bungalow/beach house owners, asking prices and in some cases, seeing if they would be willing to come down in price to meet our budget. I have never done this before. I've…

Teaching ourselves with love; turning to the right

For much of my life, I didn't believe that what I thought about, had anything to do with the way my life was going. Growing up, I never heard my mother say a nice word about my father. She talked and thought negatively, day and night, about the way he acted toward her.  She felt justified…