Happy Halloween, awesome Moxie-Dude readers! And even more important, Happy National UNICEF Day! One of the things that I love about sharing and connecting through writing is that I can help make a difference. Usually my aim is to give you – my awesome readers – a break from daily life. A smile, a few […]
Archives for October 2013
My daughter wears the (smarty) pants in our family
Hey there, awesome Moxie-Dude readers! Our days here in Mexico are soon coming to an end and since my 14-year-old daughter, Samantha, is growing more and more into the “planner” type, she is already starting to organize our packing for the trip home. PS. Sometimes I think she’s adopted. The only hole in that theory […]
Beware the things you’ll miss as your kids get older. No really.
Happy Day to you, awesome Moxie-Dude readers! Once upon a long time ago I was a mom to toddlers. And then I blinked. Today, those same toddlers are young adults and lovely teenagers. (And by “lovely”, I really mean hormonal.) Confession #1: There was a time when I thought I would never catch up on […]
And then I bonded with a baby sea turtle. It’s one of the occupational hazards of being a mom.
Hey there, awesome Moxie-Dude readers! Confession: Humans, puppies, kittens, ponies . . . no matter what the species, I love babies. I can’t help it. As I’ve mentioned here before, I even came home with two baby goats once. My ex – before he became my ex – was not happy about that. Neither were […]
Sometimes getting away is all the education you need
Hello from Mexico, awesome Moxie-Dude readers! So a week has already gone by since our arrival here in Mexico and I have to tell you that I’ve learned so much in the past seven days. I’m even beginning to wonder why I ever bothered going to school when I could have just come here. (Yeah. […]