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Staycation Vacation, Day 1

Nov 23, 2014 By elinwaldal 9 Comments

Back when we booked our daughter’s flight to Orlando, Jimmy and I discussed heading out of town too. We mused that it would be a great excuse to get away, after […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Nov 14, Travel Tagged With: Exploring San Diego, Julian, Stay at home vacation

Things to Come

Nov 22, 2014 By elinwaldal 20 Comments

On Thursday morning Jimmy and I brought our youngest daughter to the airport, she was headed off to Orlando to play lacrosse. Although she had traveled alone a number of […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Empty nest, Love, Mother, Teenagers

1 Lie, 5 Truths

Nov 21, 2014 By elinwaldal 29 Comments

Well that was fun. Running around visiting friends sites and guessing about their lies. And it was also fun to see friends pop up over here and guess about mine too. […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Games, NaBloPoMo14

Spy the Lie

Nov 20, 2014 By elinwaldal 39 Comments

Last year during the month of November and the insanity that was NaBloPoMo several of us played the game, 5 Truths and 1 Lie. This is where the writer (me) posts […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Games, NaBloPoMo14

Three Years Later — Where do we go from here?

Nov 19, 2014 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

Three years ago my daughter, Chandler, wrote a poem for her 8th grade English class. Now–here we are–three years later. And I find myself shaking my head because not only has nothing […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Women's Equality, Women's Rights

It’s A Wonderful Life

Nov 18, 2014 By elinwaldal 25 Comments

One of my favorite holiday films is the timeless classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. In the opening scene people all over the bucolic town of Bedford Falls are praying. Their pleas to […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Inspiration, life lessons, NaBloPoMo14, negative self-talk

Losing Ellie

Nov 17, 2014 By elinwaldal 44 Comments

Losing Ellie, my husband’s mother, was one of the most difficult things our family has experienced. Nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared us for her unexpected loss of life. What […]

Filed Under: Death of a Parent, Grief, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: car accident, Death of a loved one, Death of Mother, Grief, Love, Mother

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