Bad Check and the IRS

by Cindi // June 25, 2017 // 6 Comments

This may be a work of fiction… Once upon a time there was a seemingly ordinary woman who waited until the last day to mail the joint tax return for her MOMD and herself. The woman’s CPA had done his... Continue reading →

Birthday Guys

by Cindi // April 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

I was most definitely there for the birth of one. 10 pounds 3 ounces of personhood that needed out. As I am often heard to remark, I was inner uterine during the birth of the other. Now you have it.... Continue reading →

New Old House

by Cindi // March 23, 2017 // 4 Comments

A hooligan(one of our children, for the uninitiated) recently became a very proud home owner. (To be precise, his lender became a home owner to whom the hooligan is now indebted for quite a few years). Before the final closing there... Continue reading →

What’s Wrong With The Right?

by Cindi // February 21, 2017 // 1 Comment

Unless you have lived in a cave without access to human interaction or social media you know that we, as a nation, have spent the last year deeply divided about issues, race, political candidates, elections and many other things. Perhaps... Continue reading →

Box of Boxes

by Cindi // January 26, 2017 // 3 Comments

Every single day of my life I come face to face with my baser self. One recent day stands out in my mind. MOMD and I recently spent some time at a local outlet mall-looking to spend our gift cards that... Continue reading →

A Bit More About Simplifying

by Cindi // January 3, 2017 // No Comments

The written and verbal comments I’ve received since posting about simplifying and scaling back have been so refreshing. It seems like many want a less cluttered life. Often our days our busy because we are involved with people. People who need... Continue reading →

The Sum Total

by Cindi // January 2, 2017 // 8 Comments

To say that our Christmas decorating this year was understated would be the understatement of the year. In years past boxes were dragged from the crawl space and food was withheld from the hooligans on Thanksgiving until most rooms sported some festive touch.... Continue reading →

To A Good Year

by Cindi // January 1, 2017 // 6 Comments

Just a brief post to wish you the best for this new year. Last year was rough for so many of you. Loss, loneliness, fear visited often. May this year be filled with joy, gratefulness, music and more peace than... Continue reading →

A Different Twist

by Cindi // December 29, 2016 // 4 Comments

How was your Christmas Eve and Christmas this year? Ours was enjoyable, pared down and relatively laid back. I’ve done a lot of reflecting over the past few months and will be sharing some of those thoughts in the new... Continue reading →

Way, Way Back to Thirty_Thankful Thursday.

by Cindi // December 15, 2016 // No Comments

Rascal! When you saw that headline your first inclination was was to think I was talking about the decades of years I’ve lived and that way way back to thirty was putting it mildly. Since our eldest son celebrated his,... Continue reading →

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