Women Who Eat Chocolate

Snapshot of my week: ~ work ~ fetch kids from various practices ~ attempt to make a supper that falls far below my standards ~ tell myself it's okay to have tuna melts, again, for supper ~ work ~ sit and listen to a girl who just wants to be back to normal ~ share tissues, tears, and good convo in the purple room with aforementioned girl ~ marvel at boy who has managed to sell $500 in Hiland soccer paraphernalia ~ get suckered into buying a more expensive Hiland soccer shirt by said boy ~ realize after handing over check he could sell dirt if he wanted to ~ work ~ drink coffee  ~ buy half & half for the second time in 3 days ~ make mental note to cut down on the coffee ~ brew more coffee ~ watch girl hold back tears as she comes home and tells me the soccer bus left without her to their Triway game ~ try to figure out what happened and know only that they thought everyone was there and must have left early because she was there right at 5:15 ~ pull weeds, tr...

"A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand..."

Below is my latest blog on the Holmes Bargain Hunter . It's something poured from the core of my heart -- so basically I've left my heart for all to view. I guess that's nothing new from me! Cour-te-sy   “No one is too big to be courteous, but some are too little." I’ve come to believe that life is full of surprises. Like Forrest Gump once said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Wise words, Forrest.   Simple things in life make me happy. Hearing my children laugh with one another, standing in warm tropical waters with my husband, or a good meal seasoned with humor and love. It doesn’t take a lot to make me happy.   I also know what it takes to make my family happy. Hot meals, soft fluffy towels straight out of the dryer, knowing when to dole out a hug and knowing when not to. Our lives are lived with a healthy dousing of silliness, and an even bigger amount of respect and courtesy. Cour-te-sy:   a courteous, ...