.Yep.  I dropped off the face of the earth.  And what a leap it was!  During the past month, I cleaned house - dropped out of “cybernets” (web-based social networks), and unsubscribed from a number of newsletters that were clogging up my inbox. 
While I have enjoyed meeting and making many new friends through these networks, it’s become [...]

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Moi (texting Nick): It’s 10pm. Do you know where your children are?
Nick (texting back): Yeah in Nevada gambling, spending my college fund for drugs and sex. How about you? How’s your night going?

(FYI, he’s spending the night over at his friend’s house.)

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Back from a self-imposed sabbatical. Have you missed me?
Some of my “kids” graduated from high school last night. With proud, happy tears in my eyes, I told them while one journey has ended, a wonderfully exciting new journey is about to begin.

And next week, Nick has a sitting for his senior pictures. [...]

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Being the mother of a young adult, I thought I’d do something a little different here, and pass along to mothers of young children “learnings from personal experiences” that have been helpful. For this first installment, I’m going to focus on that all too dreaded topic of potty training.
Everyone told me it’s harder [...]

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