What is love? I have not been very lucky in love, two husbands, no love, BUT from these unions I have 5 children who I love dearly. May I introduce to you The LOVE OF MY LIFE...Gracie

Here stinky face! She will be here with her mom, my daughter,… Read full post »

Lunchlady drove her husband into the Dr with trepidation. Was he really sick or was this more drama to stay and not lose his home, his wife?

He had been sick it seemed for some time. If she looked at him, truly looked she could see how thin he was. When… Read full post »

One last post for awhile, I think,  but I so feel this one today that it is coming to me as I rake and garden and enjoy being, just being.  Sometimes if you listen close enough it is just enough to exist. And I do and I am and it is… Read full post »

Well, seems I actually cleaned my room and bathroom today instead of coming home sitting down at the computer and looking up to find night had fallen. While doing so I ran across someone I had forgotten I had. Then that reminded me of my earrings for the holidays and that… Read full post »

 O M G

I have just had the most fun , without having sex, that I have had in so long I don’t remember how long it’s been….for either.

The first night after going to the wrong hotel and finally finding the right one and she was sitting out front waiting… Read full post »

I have a girlfriend on her way to this part of the valley from the bay right now

She is out from Massachusetts's and we met up two years ago  in wine country and had a blast. We are Internet friends, we met on a food site and just hit it off.… Read full post »

Theo, I hear your call and I am here and I understand.

We all have those moments in life we wish we could take back and get past.

You have been a friend to many here and many love you. You are read more than most and fixating on those damn… Read full post »

Sorry I'm late with this. I liked this version best of all.Willie and Sinead. I hope you hear my message. I may not be as pretty as her but I have her eyes that can see your soul and it will be ok. I am singing to you I hope you… Read full post »

To My Husband

I know that your life as a child was hard.

I know that your dad left when you were young

I know that your step dad hated you and when him and your mom got drunk you would get all the anger directed at you who looked like… Read full post »

We are still waiting and life just goes on. You go to work, you pay the bills, buy the groceries, run the kids around.

Then in some unknown out of the blue moment you remember that your sister is still sitting by mom holding her hand being her guardian angel sleeping in a… Read full post »

There is a war waging across the schools of America. It is a silent cunning war and it considers itself the only way to get respect out in school food service land.

On one side you have the kindly, loving, purposeful lunchlady. Always there, always knowing, letting no child go hungry.… Read full post »

My old cafeteria was originally a school house, built in 1936 as part of the WPA program. It had an auditorium on top and what I called the dungeon at ground level. The kids sitting at the table could see only feet. When it rained the walls leaked rivers and we… Read full post »

Here I am with a minute between the steamer going off and beeping at me or flying open sometimes and I have stuffing started , potatoes going, gravy ready, green beans steaming and I have this great idea with these tubs and if it works I will look so good and if… Read full post »

I am reposting this as I added to it and I feel what I added needs to be read by all parents facing their child leaving home. We must prepare our children for life by making sure they know that all their life we have taught them to respect adults and… Read full post »

I have been prepping my boys since they were mere tykes to join the Navy when they grew up. Mostly because they never liked school much and because of that have always just got by.

My next to last son is 18 now and a senior and yesterday a recuiter drove… Read full post »

The turkey dance will be have two showings a day for three days. One at 5 am and another at 8:30 am.

The dance will consist of me getting to work unlocking the walk-in. Scubbing out the sink, placing parchment type papers in 6 steam table pans and then the FUN… Read full post »

I read "Mindi the Magnificent's blog this morning and wanted to take it one step farther. I hope she won't mind, I don't think she will.

Her son is dealing with leukemia now in real time and she is with him and is doing her best to keep her hopes up and her… Read full post »

What’s Your Heaven?

First heaven on earth or heaven after death?

Heaven on earth:

To be loved unconditionally,

To watch your children grow and thrive,

To be healthy and happy,

To make ends meet,

To be able to garden,

To be able to laugh out loud everyday,

To watch… Read full post »

I just watched a movie an older one from '06 I think. Called "Black Snake Moan" It has blues, sex, love, incest and more blues and it left me crying.

It also asked a question that has made me think....What's Your Heaven....I am going to think on this and maybe… Read full post »

Here I lie in bed two cats at my feet and I toss and turn and can't find a comfortable place and I think about the nice man I talked to about combining my big credit cards and making them smaller and paying back less and I think step one. Then… Read full post »

I just finished watching the old classic "Damn Yankees". Yes I know it's a musical but man what a musical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTq8kVX0m5o

It speaks of times when people were kind and could leave their doors open and sleep without fear of home invasion robberies. There were problems as th… Read full post »

My oldest daughter is an incredible woman. She amazes me with her ability to love and laugh and her heart is so big that I have no words to decribe it.

She was born a twin but at 1 year 2 weeks her brother died of cancer  and his story is here… Read full post »

Well now it seems I have been here awhile and this afternoon it dawned on me OS is just like high school.

You want everyone to like you.

You are afraid when you send a note you might word it wrong

You really want the teacher ( editors) to pick you, to show… Read full post »

I have been giving a lot of thought lately to my beliefs. Just strange ideas that I have in my head and such. So without future ado things I believe or really hope are true:

I believe when you die, whoever you are, the number of tears cried for you decide… Read full post »