About Me
I am a mom, writer, advocate, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, in-law, outlaw, friend, neighbor, Michigander, Detroit sports fan, moviegoer, music lover, global thinker, and suburbanite of Detroit. I love my husband, children, family, friends, neighbors, dog, country, planet, and Italian-Irish heritage.
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
The Secret To A 50 Year Marriage - Sliders and A Good Scotch
Reblogged from The Laughing Mom: One summer afternoon, a leggy blonde teenager by the name of Sandi, threw caution to the wind and staged a one-woman badminton game in her front yard to grab the attention of a duck-tailed boy … Continue reading
Cranbrook Institute of Science Revisit
Back on April 5, 2012, Opening Day for my beloved Detroit Tigers, Issa and I spent the day at the Cranbrook Institute of Science. We had quite a day. Our visit included … A presentation of a beautiful film in … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Charles Darwin, Cranbrook Educational Community, Detroit Tigers, Galápagos Islands, HMS Beagle
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Nutella Lawsuit: Ferrero Settles Class-Action Suit Over Health Claims For $3 Million
I have to admit Nutella is a staple in my pantry. But, I know by reading the label it is not healthy. It is a treat just like the candy, cookies and other sweet items I keep on hand for … Continue reading
The Diabetes Test, That Came Back Negative.
Reblogged from talinorfali: Every year I have a medical physical examination by my family physician and this year I wanted to get tested for Diabetes. So As I went to get my blood and urine work done, I came back … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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Bonus Post: Lyric Status Friday – Crazy Train
All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa! Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay Crazy, but that’s how it goes Millions of people living as foes Maybe it’s not too late To learn how to love And forget … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Forces, Life
Tagged Bob Daisley, Crazy Train, lyrics, music, Ozzy Osbourne, RandyRhoads, Rock
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A Head Full of Posts
A new blogging friend, Kayla at The Gen Y Girl, inspired the title of this post. She mentioned jotting her millions of ideas on Post-Its. She stores them in her purse for future reference. I do the same. Sometimes I … Continue reading
Creative Forces: Gotta Love Johnny Depp
I am not one to post much about celebrities. It’s just not my realm of expertise. Further, I’m a bit removed from identifying with those who live to chase, take shots, jabs or whatever to sell gossip. While on a … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Forces
Tagged Arts, Captain Jack Sparrow, celebrities, Entertainment, films, Johnny Depp, Lone Ranger, movies, Tonto
A Reason To Hate Communal Mirrors
Reblogged from renée a. schuls-jacobson's blog: I stood in my minuscule dressing room in Nordstrom’s Marshall’s, looking at the dress I’d put on thinking, Not bad for $49.99. I ventured out to find the large three-way mirror located all the … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Unknown
Reblogged from Palm Trees & Bare Feet: “Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” ~ … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Thanking My Lucky School Stars
Riff’s teacher uses a star system to help students in her class learn accountability for their behavior at school. He is five (5) and is in a special education preschool classroom due to global development delays. Since January, his teacher … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Parenting
Tagged behavior, Education, school, Special education, Teacher
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