Trula

Scott and Todd’s first day of school. I couldn’t get a smile out of either one of them LOL Todd is in 7th grade this year and Scott is in 10th grade. Usually by the time school rolls around I am ready for them to go back, but we had such a nice, easy summer [...]

We went to Boothbay Harbor, Maine and surrounding areas again! This is getting to be our yearly thing LOL. I wanted to go somewhere new this year but I am really glad we went back to Maine because there were some new places to visit and things to do. We had a really, really great [...]

This is a very important article in particular for parents. Please read and pass on! from the site: The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the owners who were swimming between their anchored [...]

I have been very blessed to have a great father and my kids have also been blessed to have a great father also. Here is my husband Brian and my dad on Father’s Day! we had a mini-family reunion also. It was so much fun! More Pics

Sunday we went out for a boat ride, it was a blast! Monday we watched the parade! Monday Iyende also came to visit and we all hung out, she got to meet our new dog Doobie! It was a fun weekend.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trula/4589762240/sizes/m/ Iyende celebrated her 21st birthday recently!

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The boys enjoyed their Easter! they got massive bags of candy and we sat around in the morning talking about what the candy means in terms of Easter; where it comes from and why it’s part of Christian custom. We are not Christians (or any religion) but that is my background and the religion of [...]

My son Scott ran up his cell phone bill and has to pay for it. He decided to try selling some things on ebay. He took pics with his camera. Interested? Listings are under Earthystyle on ebay! p.s the Madden 09 for DS and the Star Wars for Wii have just sold, they’re gone.

I’ve been gone too long! Coming back strong with new changes to the blog including a forum. Check back soon!

Scott is 15 and a freshman in high school. I thought by this age I would no longer have to battle him about washing, but this is still happening. It was cute when he was little (don’t ask me why I thought that) then got annoying when he started puberty and really started sweating a [...]

Scott at the Football awards ceremony. The team had a great season, he really enjoyed playing. He learned a lot about dedication and discipline.

My son Todd got this sudden lump on his neck. It appeared one night right before bedtime, and looked like a spider bite. By early morning it was the size and feel of a soft-boiled egg. He wasn’t in any pain and not feverish, so I held off rushing him to the emergency room and [...]

A few pics of Scott preparing to go to the Homecoming Dance at his high school. He is a freshman and this was his first high school dance. He had a great time!

I recently had a miscarriage. I didn’t even know I was pregnant! well, my period mid-August was a couple days late, then I got it and it was super heavy. I didn’t think anything of it as I was only 2 days late. I hadn’t missed any prior periods though my July period was light. [...]

The boys recently started back up at school. Here they are on the first day of school, preparing to leave. T-bop is now in 6th grade and S-bop is now in 9th grade. High school! I thought I was prepared having gone through this with I-bop, but it really feels fresh and new with each [...]

Now that my sons are 14 and 11 you would think my days of dealing with toys on the floor are over. But there is still one last toy they love: LEGO. The toy that goes from preschool to high school!

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The mama calendar is a community building-consciousness raising resource by, of, about and for progressive, feminist, activist mothers and their families, friends & allies everywhere. it is a celebration and a call to action, a thing of beauty to last the year. Edited by coleen murphy, the calendar features photos of mamas, babies, children, dads, [...]

I hang the art work the kids have made at school throughout the house, especially the kitchen. It makes the kitchen so bright and festive. Here are some of the boy bops’ paintings from when they were younger.

S-bop, who is starting high school, at his team’s scrimmage game. A scrimmage is a practice game against an opposing team. I can’t believe my baby is in high school already! He is very excited about playing, very excited to be in high school. The coaching staff is training them to be much more aggressive [...]

We got a new cat, the boys named her Nibbles and I named her Suzy Homemaker. We only had her a few days, I-bop was able to keep her at her new place after putting down a pet deposit so got the last word on the name. She named her Tawny. Then sadly, Tawny passed [...]

This is from the blog A Girl and Her Lung. I wish everyone so adamant against health care reform could/would read about her life. excerpt: I’m writing this today, not because I am out to change anyone’s mind, or because I see myself as a political activist, but because our daughter lives with an on-going, [...]

I had my daughter when I was 17 and we had hard times, including her see me get beat down by her bio dad many times. She also witnessed me have a postpartum depression breakdown in which I nearly killed her baby brother and I lost custody of him for a while. and then less [...]

You can see all my Maine 2009 pics here We went to Boothbay Harbor, Maine for our vacation this year. It’s a lovely place and we had a great time!

We had a lovely 4th of July! Happy Independence Day America

My husband and the boys hanging out on Father’s Day. It was a real nice day, they made him a big breakfast and later, after presents helped to make a great dinner for him. ^_^

S-bop on his first day of his first job, as an aide to preschool children at Safety Town!