I guess I am out! Have you ever felt like you're the unpopular Mom? Have you ever felt that even though you're an adult that you're dealing with too much social drama? I try to stir clear of it but....I can't totally avoid it because it is part of life and yes I got unfriended.
Read MoreA magical night, hot summer air, summer dresses, laughter, cheese and a conversation with a waiter and my then 3 year old walked home with a bottle of wine. The waiter at that French restaurant understood what a bold step we were making when we moved to France and put our daughter in a local school. I found a bottle in my cellar this week and it reminded me of that magical night and what we have done
Read MoreI was a good girl but I also did things I wasn't allowed to do. I even went and bought a Playgirl! Scandalous in Utah! It was a dare but I did it. Why do we always think we are so different? So just because I was raised without the internet I am clueless! I think not but my teens think yes..and yours? Do your teens think you're clueless?
Read MoreWhat is Kings Day? Do you want to know why I posted this picture...So to all my Swiss, German, French and American friends it is the craziest thing you'll ever see. Orange pride! Everywhere I go I try to join in the fun and today I was hollering in Dutch getting people to buy cupcakes and yes I was wearing orange!
Read MoreDoing research this week I read an old speech my brother gave. I included a very small excerpt and memory from all of Thatcher kids in this weeks post. Stuart, we miss you and your sense of humor. May it live on in your words. P.S. the little girl in the swimsuit is me. It was one with me all summer. My mom had to force it off of me to wash it.
Read MoreWhat in the world to my bike and Curious George have in common? Well, the color yellow maybe? Maybe just the fact that prize possessions have little to do with value. Did you know that H.A. and Margret Rey fled Paris on a bike with the manuscript of Curious George?
Read MoreDo you think the Internet is Private? You shouldn't spy or snoop! I agree, but what is spying? What is does private mean? Have you thought about that recently? My brother wrote about it in the 70's and won an award for his reflections.
Read MoreThree ways to master a Parent-Teacher Conferences as a teacher or as a parent and across cultures! I had a really bad one many years ago...actually more than one.
Read MoreDo you want to stop by? Ring because I am used to this kind of atmosphere and mayhem. I was never lonely as a kid.... there was always something up in this big crazy family.
Read MoreDon't think a mini skirt can stop a girl from chasing two criminals down the street. I am a bit crazy at times but proud of it!
Read MoreWould you chop someone's fingers off? Would you dare? My sister did!
Read MoreThinking of a summer away with a University for your teen? Sounds like an excellent idea! It can be but beware of what you are paying for.
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