Yes, I wrote the following to enter this fabulous contest at Life 360, but I wanted to share it with you, my faithful readers.

My mom and I haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, but we would do just about anything for one another. Here is my entry for the contest, telling about my most memorable family vacation:
The best family vacation I had was in January of 2008 with my mom. Her birthday is 12/19 and Christmas is 12/25, so I wanted to surprise her with a wonderful bday/christmas gift. She has done A …

With summer upon us, I have been taking my son to the pool at our apartment complex. Entering the pool area recently, I encountered a woman there, a mother about my age, with a few kids. As I walked by, I over heard her cell phone conversation. She was yelling at someone, and I could only assume it was her boyfriend. Her conversation consisted of “Where were you last night?”, and “Why didn’t you call me?” said in a very heated and upset manner. She had some choice words for …

by Ms. Dating Girl
I’m not aggressive by nature. I was pretty shy in my younger days. But as I’ve gotten older, I find myself becoming more outgoing, and in turn, more aggressive in dating.
Apparently, when you have a first date…and would like to have a second date within a reasonable amount of time, it’s considered aggressive. Asking a guy out? Aggressive. Telling a guy exactly what you like, and how you like it, aggressive. Why does wanting to find a mate turn normally mild mannered women into aggressive creatures?
As a …

In April, my daughter turned nine. Let me rephrase that – on April 6th, the day nine years ago that I labored for forty-seven hours to bring new life into the world, my baby, my sweet dancing laughing precocious little girl TURNED INTO A PRE-TEEN. Maybe we didn’t consider nine exactly pre-teen when I was younger, but nowadays there is no denying that kids grow up more quickly. Not that I haven’t done my best to shelter Ani(that would be the before mentioned formerly affectionate, loving, proud little daughter). Her …