The Mother's Day card my daughter sent says: "They say meditation can totally change your outlook on life!" (turn page) "Screw that, I need chocolate and booze." Then she wrote: Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Treat yourself, relax, and have fun. After 36 months of being pregnant, about 8 years nursing, and 3 decasdes of non-stop parenting, you deserve it! " I know all four of my kids appreciate me. I'm so lucky!

Who remembers this song? All right everyone - in three part harmony: White coral bells, upon a slender stalk, lilies of the valley deck my garden walk. Oh, how I wish, that I could hear them ring. That will happen only when the fairies sing.

Some people are cocooners: They nest quietly, decisively, upon the earth expressly for the purpose of becoming.

From The Tao of Motherhood,by Vimala McClure "Criticism" Children starve if their parents eat all the food. Children rebel if their parents brook no compromise. Children have not love for life if their parents squeeze it out of them. They spend their lives grieving for the lost joy. Begin to notice when you are critical and controlling with your child. Observe yourself and check your behavior before it gets acted out

There is no surer sign of spring than flowers blooming in snow.

My husband handed me a glass of beer. "Is this Smith-Corona?" I asked. "Yes," he said. "I hope you enjoy your typewriter."

Did Jesus drink wine before three? That's certainly something to ponder as sit at my computer, watching the rain come down in buckets, and wondering if I should make arrangements for an arc to carry me out of here if it gets any worse.. Do you think I could find one in the Yellow Pages under "flood control?"

This is the first time it has started raining and hasn't stopped!

"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ral-lai, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, That's an Irish lullabye." (Written in 1913 by James Royce Shannon)

"O young thing, your mother's lovely armful! How sweet the fragrance of your body! " ~ Euripides