The back of the book

To have credibility, any non-fiction writing, whether book or blog, relies on the credentials of the author. Here are mine. (Just pretend this is the back of a book jacket.)

Mom is the mother of five - two still at home, one in college and two married. She also has a 10 month-old beautiful, intelligent, delightful, etc. grandson. This is in addition to a house and yard full of three cats and three dogs. (One of the ways you care for your grown children is ending up with their pets.)

At the age of forty, after 25 years of marriage she became a suddenly-single mother of children ranging from 13 years old down to a few weeks. (For that story you will have to wait until I start my soap opera blog.)

She has been home-school mom, soccer mom, football mom, college mom and army mom, among other things.

From an "older" Mom

I can remember as a young mother being told time and time again, "Enjoy your children while they are young; they will soon grow up and not need you anymore."

Boy, were those people wrong. Sure, I am no longer changing diapers and chasing toddlers, but my adult and teenage children take more of my energy than ever. Not a day goes by without several calls ranging from "Mom, I just don't know what to do" to "Mom, how much water goes into the rice." And I can't tell you how happy that makes me.

I feel reassured that, even though I will be an empty-nester in a couple of years, my relationship with my children (and their spouses and children) will not end. I believe I can look forward to more years of, “Mom, how do you…?”

My hope is that this blog will provide my readers with a little humor and some modest insight into the joys of taking care of family.