Just Call Me Twilight

My first New Music posting of 2015 finds me all over the place.  All in a good way people; all in a good way. My first song choice is by a group that I happen to love only because every song I hear from them leaves me feeling happy and refreshed, and this song is no exception.  It is a bit on the long side but definitely worth a listen.  A fitting start to the new year. Nahko and Medicine for the People - "Budding Trees"     alt-J is an up-and-coming group that I am hearing more and more on mainstream radio.  I have mixed feelings about this.  I love up-and-comers, always feel excited about their musical genius.  The downside to up-and-comers is when that musical genius becomes regular rotation fodder on mainstream radio, which just means that too many people are now being exposed to that genius.  Waters them down, diluting that genius (yes, I have just used the word 'genius' four time...

The ringing in of the new year means just one thing to me as a blogger - that it is time for me pick a new Word of the Year!! Last year's word - treasure - served me well all year.  I posted the word all around my house, and each time I saw it, I was reminded that no matter what life was sending me at that particular moment, I needed to treasure what meant the most to me.  And throughout the year, I consciously noted what those things were.  I treasure my family.  I am so proud to be allowed the pleasure of being mommy to two fantastic little girls.  They continue to, daily, teach me lessons that usually slap me across the face.  Or test my patience.  Or reinforce how I like to count to 5.  I am also proud of my continuing role as life partner to Handy Hubby.  Some days, that sentence would be almost impossible to write, but through every single up and down of our marriage, he is still the man I wan...

Happy 2015 everyone!!  It is so good to be back with y'all.  I have missed conversing with you as well as writing on this blog.  In my past month of silence, even though I did not write one single post, I had a few experiences that moved me in some way.  Those experiences made me want to share with you.  But instead, I shared with Handy Hubby and the majority of the time he just rolled his eyes at me.  Sometimes I deserve the eye-rolling (ok, most of the time), but other times I know my stories are bigger than that - I know that my stories need to go where they will be appreciated and understood by others of my kind.  And that kind is the person that can say "been there - done that!".  From the feedback I have been receiving over the past few months, you have told me that you love the stories and pictures of my families adventures.  I will continue to share them.  You have tol...