Author Archives: Postcards and Pink Umbrellas

Words of Wisdom for my College Freshman Daughter

So my baby , you are officially a college student. At this point, all I can do is pray that your dad and I taught you well and set you free.. It also means my time here sharing my “words of wisdom” is just about done and,although I meant each and every word I everContinue reading “Words of Wisdom for my College Freshman Daughter”

Sleepless In Seattle

(Original post from June 2017) I had the pleasure of visiting Seattle, Washington for the very first time. It had been a while since I had been anywhere for the “first time” so I was pretty excited about going. I was told that the weather is always pretty dreary there. Mother Nature must have beenContinue reading “Sleepless In Seattle”

Then They Do….

I had three kids by the age of 26.. I remember being so tired I would go into the shower and cry. I worried about them constantly.. I worried that I wouldn’t have the energy to keep up with the midnight feedings or that I wasn’t paying enough attention to the boys or that I wasn’t payingContinue reading “Then They Do….”

Getting Old Sucks..

I just turned 46 years old. I’m SUPPOSED to be in the prime of my life. But I’m not. I find myself slowly falling apart.. vision is going, I forget things, and sometimes, if I laugh hard enough…well, THINGS happen.. things no one wants to know about. The Face… This face. The one I haveContinue reading “Getting Old Sucks..”