During the month of June, and most of July, I will be taking a break and tending to my little folk. I will be returning mid-July once my priorities are no longer what is happening, but rather, what has happened. I will be looking forward to returning to Daily Lounge, my "what I want to do", as soon as I can.

Ah, my treasured notebook. It has been awhile. Life has taken hold of me the last few days and has thrown me for a loop. Today, I was able to shake it all off (busyness + stress = writer's block); and have a few thoughts outside of Diabetes, Autism, doctors, and the mounting bills.

A friend shared a wonderful question with me this morning and I would like to share it with you.

Do you want...read more

If you were sitting here with me, you would quickly take notice of the amazing silence. It is like paradise. I can hear the faint chirping of a couple of birds, a soft rhythmic breathing from my son fast asleep right next to me, and a car in the distance traveling about my neighborhood. And, here I am. Surprised I showed up for life today as yesterday knocked the wind out of my sails, and left me...read more

I'm in shape. Round is a shape... isn't it?

Author Unknown

It happens. Comfort food is satisfying while you are indulging, that is, until you later realize the comfort ended up somewhere around your middle, and has caused your favorite jeans to go through a shrinking process. I have two poisons; a Root Beer Float, and Iceberg's Onion Rings. I never mix the two as that could be quite...read more

How many loves have you been lucky enough to have experienced in your life? And, I am not just talking about the soul warming love for another person. I am also thinking along the lines of, a love for a certain place, a book that is still treasured, a four-legged friend, a vacation that changed the course of events, or a time that is, no matter how you slice it, unforgettable. How many of these loves...read more

It has been 4 days. And, I still cannot forget her face, especially her eyes. Her eyes lacked hope, inspiration, and held terrifying fear of the unknown. In just a few moments of handing over some of our loot, her eyes pierced my heart, and still her devastated spirit is with me. I just can't shake it; when harsh reality steps in, sometimes it is hard to let go and move on. I can still see her...read more

Wow. What an amazing week. I cannot believe I was lucky enough to witness (along with family), the NASA launch for the final Hubble Telescope repairs. Who would have thought; we would have a space station, a telescope capturing the most fabulous images of space we can all engage, and men and women who could enjoy a space walk, just before sleeping within the stars? Well, now that the mission is...read more

It started off just like any other day. I fired up my computer, filled my French press, and turned on some peaceful music to catch a glimpse of the chaotic morning news. After drinking my second cup of coffee, I began feeling ready to conquer the world, and face the day. That is, until the coffee decided to take over just a few moments later, leaving me, as usual, feeling like a bomb went off in my...read more

How often do we receive a doctor bill, or insurance premium payment, and want to run and hide? And, there are those times we struggle to get ourselves into the doctor's office, to find our fears of needing more tests, or other appointments to follow, come true? When was the last time you sat before your brilliant computer and chased a variety of websites, to find what it was you were suffering...read more

Overnight, the tree in our backyard gave birth to millions of leaves. Listening to the sounds of the leaves singing as the wind carried through brought peace and a stillness of calm within. Just moments before, I had been in a funnel cloud of busy children, and immersed in what I often call my "overtime daycare". Last night, I had ventured out to gaze at the moon, to find it was covered...read more

The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. Charles Dubois

How many times do we have to roll something around in our mind, before we actually leap and take a risk? Why do we spend so much time talking ourselves out of why we should not do something, only to give up before taking a risk or just giving up? Is there something you have been...read more

While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.

Angela Schwindt

We want to believe the worst that can happen to our innocent children is a scraped knee, a cold that takes over for a few days, and the growing pains from life's valuable lessons. When we watch our children endure the "worst", it can bring us down and break our hearts,...read more

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.

Jacques Barzun

As I pulled up to a red light, I noticed a bumper sticker on a rather "vintage" automobile in front of me. The words were in bold yellow letters: "I AM A TEACHER". I looked over the car again, and my mind went in many different directions. Why does...read more

I am excited to announce Misti Diaz, as the winner of this week's contest! Misti, a package will go out to you on Monday morning!

I am off to enjoy the enchanting sunset surrounded by family. We had an unexpected event happen yesterday, and are just getting back up, in the process of dusting ourselves off, and actively looking for the instruction manual of what to do when life throws a swift...read more

Whether you are a mom, dad, grand-mom, grandpa, student, you have a story, (or two), to tell and memories you hold close to your heart. With our busy schedules, we do not always have the time, the patience, or the desire to clean up after creating scrapbook pages, or the time to shop around to get the materials needed to scrapbook. We DO seem to have the time to sit before our computer. There is a...read more