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A Trip to Remember

Last Christmas, I received one of the best gifts ever. My husband has his moments. This was one of them. He had been traveling for work a lot over the past couple years and had accumulated many airline miles and hotel points…one of the few perks to business travel, we have learned. The thing thatContinue reading “A Trip to Remember”

Sea Turtles & Life

Our last day in Maui was a little somber. We had to check out of the condo at 10am and had about 5 hours to kill before we were due at the airport. We didn’t really know what we wanted to do, so we drove around to a little town we had driven through earlierContinue reading “Sea Turtles & Life”

Memories of My Friend

I received some devastating news last night that has really shaken me. One of my very first friends ever has lost her battle with breast cancer. I’ve been flooded with memories that I hadn’t thought about in ages. I need to write them down. I don’t have any memories before Betsy Traczek. I honestly don’tContinue reading “Memories of My Friend”

Just the Beginning

2019 has been fantastically crappy. It started with horrible health issues resulting in my hysterectomy. I had probably the worst birthday of my 45 years. My marriage was falling apart so we started counseling. I was mentally preparing for another separation and maybe another divorce. Post-surgery I was feeling better physically but not emotionally. FourContinue reading “Just the Beginning”

Hi, I’m Michelle. You can call me Mimi.

I am a stay-at-home-mom to 7 children. Four big ones and 3 little ones. I’ve been married for 23* years, but there’s an asterisk there because we had a little hiccup for about 5 years in the middle of that time which explains the 11-year gap in the kids ages separating The Originals (as theyContinue reading “Hi, I’m Michelle. You can call me Mimi.”