Some men put their women on a pedestal to keep our feet too far from the ground for us to put them down and move in our own direction. It’s not out of love… read more »
Mother Daughter Days on Russian Hill
October 21, 2020If you’re a Sentence Fragments fan, you know I mostly share my personal experiences and stories. However, sometimes I come across something or am introduced to an idea or creation that came from the… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: Homeschooling Recap, Week 5
October 13, 2020Another week, another chance to channel my creativity into what I hope will eventually turn out to be a successful learning experience for my girls. I like to describe my lifestyle these days as… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: Homeschooling Recap, Week 4
October 5, 2020You would think that a short “school” week would mean fewer opportunities for my children to drive me bat-shit crazy. You would think wrong. I periodically ask my lovely daughters if they act the… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: Homeshooling Recap, Week 3
September 28, 2020So, it’s been confirmed that we are not morning people. Or schedule people. Or quiet people. I really WISH I was those things, even just one of them, but alas, I have to face… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: Homeschooling Recap, Week 2
September 21, 2020It was a short school week for us, thank the good lord. Or lords. Or spirit energy, whatever you believe in . . . I have two pupils and they clearly have defined their… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: Homeschooling Recap, Week 1
September 14, 2020Well, that was a lesson in humility and I don’t even know what else … After my first full week of homeschooling my kids (Wednesday through Sunday), I’m realizing it may have been an… read more »
And So it Begins … The ‘Ria’lity of Homeschooling
September 9, 2020As I’m writing this, it’s nearly 10 pm and I hear the sweetest melody of sounds imaginable – yawns combined with the angelic notes of Mr. Justin Timberlake as a Troll, crooning “we all… read more »
My Words
September 8, 2020My words are not for you. Don’t ask for my flowery language, the flow of my loving musings and peaceful existence of air that I conjure. You don’t deserve them if you won’t listen… read more »
A Mom’s ‘Ria’lity: The Calm Before the Storm.
September 6, 2020You know how they say having an easy first child gives you the false confidence to breed again? Gotta say I’m pretty firmly behind that theory. My older daughter was pretty close to perfect… read more »