My sweet 95 year old grandmother died this week. You may recall that I wrote about visiting her this past summer and how seeing her weakened, frail, demented condition broke my heart. So while I mourn her physical loss, I've already been grieving for some time . . . grieving the loss of the strong woman I'd once known, the grandmother who'd adored me, who bought me a big cookie for … [Read more...]
Are You Taking Time to Smell the Roses?
“Writing is a way to escape from the hard realities of life,” my stylist said as she lifted a long strand of my hair and snipped. “Really, when I write, I feel like I’m getting a break.” “I can completely relate.” I held my head still even though I wanted to jump up and down and nod in agreement. “My husband just doesn’t get it.” Her fingers and the scissors danced around my head. “But after … [Read more...]
Fall Fun with the Family
We braved damp, chilly Minnesota weather to sneak in one last outdoorsy weekend. We went camping at Jay Cooke State Park--one of our favorite Minnesota parks. The temps were in the 40s and 50s, but thankfully the rain stopped before we arrived and the rest of the weekend was sunny and crisp. We aren’t hardy enough to go tent camping in such cold weather. (Although we saw several … [Read more...]
A Month of Remembrance
While October is one of my favorite months of the year, it is also a month of reflection and fond, but sad, remembrance. I'm the oldest of the five Teeter children, and growing up on a farm eight miles from our town, my favorite playmates (because they were my only playmates!) were my brother and three sisters. To this day, we remain dearest of friends. I think we are closer than … [Read more...]
Making Time to Take Care of Ourselves (and a couple of super easy recipes!)
In my last post I shared the schedule of a typical day in my life. As I mentioned, I don't have "normal" or "typical" days. My days are usually spent scrambling from one child's needs or activities to the next. I know many of you also have very busy lives. We've become a society that runs at top speed. Usually the first thing that happens when life is demanding is that we stop taking care of … [Read more...]
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