03/15/13

The birthday boy!

Happy Birthday Mr. OS (formerly Mr. KKM, but new name for the blog, means new name for him too!) Continue reading →

03/11/13

Judy’s tales: guest posts

I’m not the only one who had crazy stories about my mom. Here are some guest posts for this installment of Judy’s tales!

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02/20/13

Juvenile palate

I joke with Mr. KKM a LOT about his taste buds and palate. Back when we were first dating I may (or may not) have called his palate “juvenile”; a statement that I may (or may not) be still getting slack for. 😉

You see, within the first few months of our courtship, we’d take turns cooking dinner at each others parents house. Continue reading →

02/11/13

Judy’s Tales: You’ve got mail!

My mom Judy loved to travel. If she would have been financially able to, she would have traveled full time. Most of our trips were to the mountains, camping or the beach with my father, friends and family. Trips to Vegas and cruises with her cousins, long road trips with my grandmother and I, and adventures on water down in the Keys. My mother’s first love was her camper. She was constantly planning her next camping trip and even dreamed of towing it cross country once her and my father retired. Continue reading →

02/4/13

Such a pretty face

You may think I’m referencing my students when I say the words “peer pressure”, but believe it or not, peer pressure is not limited to kids these days. We learn about peer pressure early on in our educational careers (mostly through Meology classes- remember those?), but it’s something that we experience throughout our entire lives. Now while I know adult peer pressure comes in many forms, I’m going to focus on the peer pressure that comes to one who is going through the weight loss journey, as it’s the closest to my own experiences. Continue reading →

01/29/13

Mom’s KitchenAid

It’s amazing to think that I lived in the same house most of my life. My parents bought the house in the early 70’s. They were married right at of high school (at the very young age of 20) and bought the house shortly after that. I was born a few years later and spent my childhood, teenage years and even some of my adulthood living in that house. There were bedroom changes when my brother came along, family room additions, the pitter patter of puppy paws, and decor upgrades, but it has always been a place I’ve called home. The memories are bursting at the seams, and at the moment, they hang like a thick cloud near the ceiling. I know one day these moments will bring me great joy. I need to keep this thought close. Continue reading →

01/11/13

Judy’s tales: Bad hair day

Yesterday, in my love/hate post, I mentioned my hatred for my unruly hair. My mom had super straight thick black hair. Yes, as she grew older she started dying those grays, but it was always very black, very straight and very perfect. Continue reading →

12/19/12

Kindness

Every morning I wake up, snuggle under the covers just a little longer than I’d like to, get ready for work, have breakfast, pick up a cup of coffee on the road and prepare for my day. Sometimes those wakeups are a little earlier than others, depending on what’s I have prepared for that day, but each morning is the same. Continue reading →