All Blog Posts Tagged 'stories' (5)

I’m years away from the sex talk, but here’s a funny precursor. My daughter loves balls. Blue balls. No, she hasn’t been traumatized by seeing my husband in his birthday suit. I’m talking about a set of good old-fashioned plastic balls. Two weeks ago, Emory’s Maw Maw bought her an inflatable castle filled with multi-colored plastic balls. She spends hours in her fortress, tossing balls in and out. But recently, we picked up on a trend. She only throws the blue balls. No purple. No yellow. No pi… Continue

Just came back from seeing 17 Again with my kids - okay - I know it's PG-13 and I did find myself in a pickle when my 10 year old asked me what they were handing out in the sex education class, but other than that scene, the movie was a lot of fun. Definitely not as good as "Back to the Future" or "Big" or "It's A Wonderful Life," but I'll take Matthew Perry and Zac Ephron in a movie together any day. Watching the film did take me back to high school an… Continue

It has been almost two years since I last worked in a hospital. Two years since I donned a pair of scrubs and draped a stethoscope around my neck. Two years since a decent paycheck was direct deposited into my account. And although the past two years have been priceless while watching my daughter grow, I am still often reminded of the world of medicine. Throughout most of my nursing career I was not a parent. So it was common for me to receive doubtful stares and odd glances from parents of my… Continue

As thousands of people are sinking their teeth deep within the pages of the latest vampire series, I’m not. I have a few issues. I pick up a book, read a few pages, then suddenly it’s dinner and I have T-minus 25 minutes to whip up something the family is willing to eat, but will not result in an ER visit due to a clogged artery or malnutrition. Then there are dishes…and the laundry…and my Google Reader on the verge of explosion…and oh yea, my family to attend to. Point is I have not been able… Continue

My Neighbors daughter who is eleven years old wrote this for my mom at school, I wanted to share it with you for Inspiration, God Bless. A SPECIAL PERSON There is this person who is nice and sweet to everyone. Her name is Doris. She is every bodies hero. My dad barrow a lighter off of her and she told him to keep it. She makes every one laugh in spirit. I still believe that people are good at heart because of Doris. When people are feeling sad, she brings them happiness.… Continue