The holidays seemed to be a jumble of dashed plans.  Our children have a stepmom this year, so we are trying very hard to work with everyone’s family schedule. In years’ past we had split the children to go to their Dad’s by the 23rd or so and then they woud return home by… [Continue Reading]

    Our oldest son, my stepson, has at twenty, decided to move to another state to be near his natural mother.  This is a big step for him, it meant transferring his full time job, most likely not returning to college this spring, and changing his environment completely. A hundred dreams shattered in one move… [Continue Reading]

The children just returned from Fall break with their new Stepmom and Dad. It was a good week for all. They hunted deer together, they attended a college football game, they gathered at their grandparents home…..they did life their way.  The homes are very different but we all love the children. Being now the “ex… [Continue Reading]