Gone, but not Forgotten

One of my high school classmates was laid to rest today.  Beside her in the ground, also gone to her final resting place, is her youngest daughter.  Left to mourn are the remaining members of her family, and countless others whose lives she (and her daughter) touched in this world.

Getting To Know All About Me

If this is your first time to stumble upon my blog, for whatever reason, I am SO happy you're here.  Welcome.

 I've been writing this blog since 2008, and have worked out many a problem through my writing about it.  Sometimes the problems I encountered lead to life-lessons I needed to learn, and I wanted to share those lessons with others, some posts were intended to provoke a call to action, still others were simply household hints and natural cleaning recipes I've picked up along the way in my years as a mom since 1995.

Certified Word Nerd

How does one become a certified word nerd?  I don't think there is a form to fill out or a test to take or a real certificate to give one the distinction; it is more of a self proclaiming certification.