Inked Mom

It’s such a big turning point - high school.  I remember what it was like for me.  I was really shy and grew up in a very, very strict home.  I wasn’t allowed to participate in much at school.
So now I have a son who is a freshman in high school.  It’s hard as a […]

Well, the first week of school is almost at a close.  Those first couple of days were nerve racking - for me!  I remember high school and how scary it can be.  Especially lunch - what if you can’t find someone to sit with!?
He seemed to get into the flow of a new school, new […]

While it seems like what I mostly write about is music and concerts, I do have a regular job I do from home.  I do bookkeeping and office work for a local painting and construction company, Travis Painting & Restoration.
We do work on homes that are regular homes, all the way to high end homes […]

So summer vacation has officially started.  It’s a little strange because both Shane and I are working from home.  Shane is down in his basement office, and I’m up on the second floor.
What’s odd is that every day now feels like a weekend day.  We are all here.  Weird, but really nice.
I do need to […]

So my son is 14 years old and going through the teens with him makes me so glad I’m not one - I would never want to go back there again. The challenges they face today are so beyond what I had to go through growing up.
But the one thing that has become extremely […]

Mother’s Day is next weekend. If you have a mother that you need to honor and haven’t given it a thought, you’d better get on the ball. If you are a mother - you need to make the most of your Mother’s Day and institute in your house not Mother’s Day, but Mother’s […]

I know there are many moms out there who blog everyday about the cute antics of their little ones. Funny things they say, mile stones they make, etc.
I can’t do that because I don’t have a cute little one any longer. I have a teen. The dreaded years, which actually haven’t been […]