writer. storyteller. teacher
Almost one year ago, Older Boy announced he wanted to participate in the school language class trip to Europe. The deal was he had to come up with a way to earn half of the $4000 price tag to get there. He spent a good portion of the summer as a street musician where… Continue reading He’ll Always Have Paris
It's March and just like in years past, my house will undergo an extreme transformation. Life as my family knows it will screech to a halt. There will be no food preparation except for heating frozen pizzas and microwave popcorn. Phone calls will not be returned. The television will be commandeered, the remote will be… Continue reading I Love Me Some (College) Basketball
Yesterday, March 5, marked the one year anniversary of a tragedy in downtown Bozeman. A little after 8 a.m. that morning, an explosion rocked Main Street in the block between Rouse and Bozeman. The blast from this natural gas explosion destroyed five businesses and sadly one woman, Tara Bowman, lost her life. And it shook… Continue reading Another Bozeman Story
Thanks for BlogTrotting over to Big Sky Country and Bozeman, Montana! We have a lot to see. e today, so let’s get started early. Let’s start the day with a cup of Yellowstone Coffee while we watch the sun rise over the Bridger Mountains. Every August, hardy runners compete in the 20+ mile run… Continue reading The Last Best Place. Really.
Today's mail - a letter from a funeral home. In the bottom, left-hand corner in bold-faced type: Invitation Enclosed. Sorry, but that's one invitation I'd rather decline at the moment. Stop by tomorrow for a special surprise . . .
There are moments in parenting that lead us to partake of Mommy Juice Boxes. This was one of them. Did an enormous bird smash into my windshield? Was this the work of a gigantic boulder that fell from the sky? Hardly. This was the handiwork of Younger Boy who was fighting with Older Boy. But… Continue reading Talk About A Pain In The Glass
Today I'm joining the fun over at Mama Kat's with her writing prompts. I couldn't resist the Craft Time prompt, since it's what I'd like to do more of but for some reason (read: my kids suck the life force out of me) I don't. But, as Julie Andrews sings, these are a few of… Continue reading And Now For Something Completely Different
See two boys fight. Fight, boys, fight. They are Mommy’s boys. Mommy is having a bad day. But Mommy’s day is about to get better. Looky what Mommy found. Mommy found special four-pack Juice Boxes at Target. They are just for Mommies. Mommy loves Target. The juice is red and white. Mommy likes red. Mommy… Continue reading Mommy Needs A Drink
Being on the roller coaster of peri-menopause, I decided it was high time to do a little research to figure out what the hell is wrong with me. Besides there was nothing else to do, it was 2:47 a.m. The first thing I find on the internet is “some peri-menopausal changes can result in sleep… Continue reading Eyes Wide Open
When you turn on the tap, you expect to get this: Am I right? But what would happen if it didn’t always look quite like this. Might not take water for granted again, would you? So today I remember my time spent living on a volcanic rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean over twenty… Continue reading It’s All About Hydration
Denise Malloy 