(The image is one of the stained glass windows at Grace Cathedral, a Catholic church in San Francisco.) What does it mean to you, to live your life with grace? To a religious person, I would assume that it means living in God’s grace. But what does that mean, and does it mean the same thing to an atheist? I can’t speak to the religious side as well as Tracy or Dot might, but I can say that for me, to live my life in grace is something to strive for. Sadly, not something that comes exactly naturally. It means letting go of anger and bitterness, and embracing your forgiving…

(our haul from the day) Friday, Py and I took the day off of work to have some fun. It was the last day of Maya’s spring break, and originally we thought we might go to a local amusement park, but it turned out that they were closed. Most of the school districts in our area had their spring break either the week before Easter, or the week after. Including those of all of her friends. but not hers. So what else do you do with a 12 year old on spring break in Northern California? That’s right, you go wine tasting! We went up to Napa Valley for the…

Is it wrong that this knife is more tempting to me than jewelry or clothes? (Update at 10:30am…Ooh…I just had a thought…if I had this knife, I could make tuna tartar! Drool indeed!) And then there’s this. Drool. I think I may start saving my money, and get the real deal, just what I want, perfect knife and dutch oven. But it might be awhile, because they aren’t cheap, and I don’t want a Target knock off. Why wasn’t I born rich?

(Photo found here.) OK, time for another grammar lesson kids. I know, it probably bugs the crap out of you when I do these posts, but it’s not often, so suck it up. Here’s the gist of it: I’m tired of seeing apostrophes used for plurals! Tired of it, I tell you! But I haven’t said much about it, except that I suspect that plurals don’t appreciate being used as possessives. It occurs to me that perhaps, some readers might make good use of more information. So, here goes. The correct uses of an apostrophe are: 1. To indicate the possessive form of a noun. For example, “Genevieve’s new bed…

Because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, so green is the “IT” color of the day, and because I saw this over at Beenzzz’s place, and couldn’t resist. Even if I am boring and reliable. I do like olive green, though. 😉 You Are Olive Green You are the most real of all the green shades. You’re always true to yourself. For you, authenticity and honesty are very important… both in others and yourself. You are grounded and secure. It takes a lot to shake you. People see you as dependable, probably the most dependable person they know. What Color Green Are You?

One of the things I like about Maya’s middle school is Wednesday mornings.  In her elementary school, she used to get out of school at 1:00 on Wednesday afternoons, which was nice, but now instead of getting out early, they start late.  So, one day a week, we get to have a slower start to her day.  Maya sleeps in (and sometimes, like today, I do too).  Often we have time to sit down and eat breakfast together, as opposed to her eating eggo waffles while we walk to school (don’t worry, no messy syrup).  The morning just doesn’t have that same rushed feeling as the rest of the week…

Not only is it Friday, it’s a three day weekend!  Yay!  I’m kinda thinking I could use a long weekend right about now.  Seems like I’ve been busy busy busy lately. Last weekend, Maya and I attended a girls seminar held by Soroptomist International.  Maya took classes in Self Defense, Yoga, and Etiquette, and I took classes in Talking to your teen-aged daughter, and helping your teen to succeed.  Maya liked her classes, except the one on etiquette, which she didn’t like at all.  But the classes that she might have been more interested in were full, so that’s what she got.  But she did learn a few self defense…