Mom in Uncharted Waters | Navigating Family, Food and Special Needs

Witch Me Baby, One More Time.

by Meredith

Happy Halloween, y'all! Tonight we had our annual neighborhood trick or treat trail. So, the Rancho Deluxe sits on the main lakefront street where the community center and park are also located. Every year, there is a Halloween carnival at the park, and folks on our street volunteer to be safe trick or treat houses and then they are all marked with signs. (Thanks, Miss…...Read More

October 28, 2018

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Good Gees, Family Trees, and Bloody Murder

by Meredith

Recently I was talking to a friend in the Caribbean about the culture there, and how much slower it is than here in the states. Rasta life. The same day, I had another conversation with a different friend about where our families came from, both of us having Scots-Irish backgrounds in part. He asked me when my people came over. I honestly wasn't sure. I…...Read More

April 20, 2018

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Crazy Family, Humor, Myself, Uncategorized, writing

Rise Up

by Meredith

My husband and I watched a show tonight. There was a touching, emotional scene at the end of the episode, during which the song Rise Up by Andra Day was playing. I've known this song for a long time. You might know it, too. My husband hadn't heard it when I said it always really gets to me, so I played the YouTube video for…...Read More

January 21, 2018

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Crazy Family, Husband, My Kids, Myself, Special Needs, Uncategorized, writing

The BEST At-Home Teeth Whitening

by Meredith

A couple of months ago, a company called Smile Brilliant reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in collaborating on a blog project with them. It’s not something I’d done before or been looking to do, but when I learned exactly what they did, I thought it sounded cool! Smile Brilliant is an at home teeth whitening program, offering the same cosmetic…...Read More

November 21, 2017

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Girlfriends, Ladybusiness, Myself, Promotion, Social Life, Uncategorized, writing

What Do You Stand For?

by Meredith

Last weekend my mom and Lucy and I went to the Capitol. There was a demonstration going on, the message of said demonstration seeming to be "get engaged", civically-speaking. It was kind of hard to tell. But there were snacks, and a jug band and face-painting and old hippies dancing so it was all good. And at least they were out there, saying something. I've…...Read More

September 26, 2017

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Ladybusiness, My Kids, politics, Rants, Uncategorized