My youngest holds a special place in my heart. He's not above the other 492 children that I have, but he requires special, oh, how shall I say, attention when it comes to relating to other people. He's got a great heart, and is extremely caring. So much so, that it sometimes gets in the [...]

     Whenever I watch that TV show about hoarders, I am stunned and saddened to see people buried physically and psychologically in  their stuff. But I can completely relate to them in one area. I also have my own possession obsession – books. I just love them. But  they are slowly taking over my house.         This winter [...]

She stands by my kitchen window, occasionally pressing her little nose against the glass, and she softly sings: Rain, rain, go away… It’s been raining all week here in our neck of the woods. The kind of rain storms where one wonders should I be building myself an ark. It’s alot of rain. A lot [...]

If I'm going to be posting on CVM for any kind of extended period of time, I'm pretty dang sure I'll need to bring up my 16-month-old daughter. Often. No other way around it when we're talking about being a blogger on a parenting blog. Here is my current issue and I totally may be [...]

Last night as I drove home from work, police lights came on behind me. We were mired in backed up stop-sign traffic near Olive and Fowler, so I knew the lights were for me. Saying I drive fairly cautiously would be an understatement, so this was the first time I've been pulled over since, I [...]

It’s that time of year. I’m digging a little more deeply into the cleaning and preparing for the spring and summer. I’m doing the work now so I can play later! As I tackle my projects and look around, I am struck by the effect hard times seemed to have had on the landscape. We [...]