Oh no, you did it again

You’re being what you are

Again

I’m not surprised

Just sad

Disappointed

And lonely

Snowstorm hits the northeast

This photo was taken at 2:15 pm, Long Island, NY, Saturday, December 19th.

Scenery of West Virginia

Taken in the morning during a road trip earlier this year.

Thanksgiving Day – We still have much to be grateful for

With the arrival of another Thanksgiving during these trying times, some of us may feel apprehensive about our future. However, like the sun peaking through the clouds this morning, there is always something to be thankful for. This Thanksgiving I am grateful for:

1. Relatively good health.
2. No new incurred debt.
3. Family.
4. Friends.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Symbols of loss

All that’s left is

Broken glass on the side of the road

Catching the light of the night

Twisted car wreckage

About to be hauled away

A building burned

Or boarded

Symbols of memories

Dreams

Hope

Claimed by death

Failure

And fate

Nature walk

These photos were taken at the nature preserve across from Kaler’s Pond in East Moriches. The last one is of my 13 year old cat, Sweetie Pie, taken by my daughter.

family fun

Our children had the day off Tuesday; we took some time to have some fun at the beach:

At first everyone grumbled about getting into our van for family time. We stopped for some breakfast sandwiches first before heading to the beach. We had a nice time overall. After a while, the squabbling started to get out of hand; we had enough of each other until next time.

 

We make a great team

You suddenly appeared in my life

I don’t know where you’ve been

Never received the love before

You so easily give

You seemed so lost

I thought I was doing a kindness

Actually you’ve given me more

Than I could hope for

Together we make a great team

Find your own way back

You pretend to wonder why

The chasm between us has grown

Precious years of my life wasted

Watching you make the same mistakes

Over and over

You take my love for granted

A leap of faith I can no longer make

With your sword you carelessly cut

The rope that once tied us together

A way back to you I cannot find

You must work your way back this time

To buy or not to buy name brands?

Yes, I buy generic brands, sometimes.

I was in a grocery store yesterday, where a generic “Pop Tarts” were on sale for about a dollar or so less than real thing. Of course, being short on money I bought these for my daughter. My teenage daughter doesn’t have lunch period this year in high school, and also doesn’t eat breakfast. She takes two of the Pop Tarts to school every day.

“I told you not to buy these,” she said, rolling her eyes. “They taste like crap.” Meanwhile, my husband had one and said they taste fine. “He’ll eat anything,” my daughter argued.

I also plan to buy generic cereal more often. I bought three boxes of cereal at the store the other day, paying about $5 per box. My oldest son, 17, eats the stuff all of the time, because he is too lazy to make himself anything else. After two days, two of the three boxes were almost gone. Except the Cheerios. “ I told you, Mom, get Honey Nut Cheerios,” my daughter complained once again.

How important is it to have to have name brands? If each child closed their eyes and sampled the generic store brand next to the name brand, could they tell the difference?

I wonder, maybe I’ll try a taste test.