messymimi's meanderings

#1 Son turns 21 today. He is in the midst of many changes, planning to move within the next two weeks -- after his car gets repaired yet a...

Yesterday i ran across a BBC news story about  a "global fat scale."  It seems some brilliant researchers have compiled informati...

"Hey, mom, what's for dinner?" #2 Son asked as he made himself a bowl of ramen noodles, a PB&J, a big cup of chocolate mil...

"Hey, give that back!"  #2 Son was chasing his younger sister, who had snatched his beloved green baseball cap from his head. ...

For the background to what today means to me, go here . Eighteen is such a great and interesting age.  They tell you that you are a grown-...

...well, i'm really not sure. It could go under "more money than sense."  It could also go under "when honesty is not c...

A recent conversation: "Mom, did you know that at the end of WWII in England, because of the rationing, they were in the best health ...