A life lesson at the playground
My heart got hurt a little today. Hurt in that mama bear wounded cub sorta way. A way that sadly I am well aware I will experience many times over during this whole journey of motherhood thing.I'm aware that what happened wasn't some big giant deal, hardly life or death but still...it sucked.It happened at the playground, and might I add this is just one more check in the "yucky things about playground" list I'm keeping in my head. Little dash-2 has started some kind of stuttering of sorts. I've noticed it over the last week and I will admit, I noticed it and was hoping it would miraculously go away like dash-3's baby acne.{By the by whoe

TMN Director of Human Resources
Director of Human ResourcesThe role of the Director of Human Resources is to oversee the site-level Human Resources Department and Network Admin Manager's. As part of the Operations Board, she is expected to participate in all other OpB job duties including reviewing TMN policies and rules, resolving conflicts, and providing guidance to site leadership.Applicants must have previous experience with TMN at the site manager level or higher for at least one year. If the applicant is currently in a leadership role on their site or with TMN, they must be willing to step down from that role within 4 months. If the applicant is no longer in a leadership role, they nee

My Little Thanks
I am sure you all are tired of hearing my same old thankful list, because I make no secret that I am VERY thankful for my dear husband, my children, my family, my health, our military, and all that good stuff.But you know something else that I'm realizing? The little things in life sometimes matter almost as much as the big stuff. I mean nothing matters more then my family but you know what I mean.{Sometimes the little things help me to handle and love my family just that much more.}So on this, the day of thanks, I am thankful for things big and small.And now to name a few of my "not-as-important-as my-family-but-still-worthy-of

A Dad's Point of View: Raising Kids Takes a Lot of Luck
Raising kids, like many things in life, involves many factors but luck is a key factor. I’ve faced recent reminders about this when I attended the Bar Mitzvah of a young man with severe learning disabilities, whose parents had the poor luck that he had these problems. Or, the recent visit from my best friend who shared a conversation he just had with his wife in which they were each trying to figure out what they did wrong that resulted in their three adult children lacking any career focus in their lives. And, finally, the two men I know who are suffering the horrors of dealing with late teen or young adult drug addicts. In the world of show

Portrait of a Family Dinner
When we moved down to NC and J was going to be working from home I had one thing I wanted to start doing and I wouldn't budge on it. That was dinner together as a family. Having almost never having these when we lived up north due to Js insane commute (90 minutes each way) this was something I dreamed about doing on a consistent basis. So J agreed that he would stop work at 5:30 sharp to have dinner and if he needed to work more, he would wait until after the kids were snug in bed. Family dinners to me, mean taking just a little bit of time out of your day and spending it with those you love most to see how their day went. It means connecting, communicating, laughter and joy. A