The MotherVerse Blog: mothering out loud

   I am writing this as a memorial to my Aunt Sarah.  She died recently at age 94.
    I know that you are all busy being mothers but have you thought about being a good aunt too?
     When I was little Aunt Sarah always took me out on my birthday and bought me two dresses.  […]

As you probably know I live in Houston, Tex. and we just had a deveitating hurricane.  I thought that you might like to hear my five year old great nephew’s point of view on it.  (His father is a meterogolist)
Nathan said…… Hurricane Ike came to our city last week.
He brought rain, wind, lighting and water.
He […]

Today I had a conversation with my 24 year old granddaughter. Debra. It got me marching down memory lane.
Debra told me although she is not pregnant yet that she will not give up her career when she has a baby but that she will be a working mommy.
I just had to ask her […]

     My nephew was sitting on the floor and
playing with his toys when he was four 
years old.  A lot of his aunts and uncles
were in the room talking.  One of them
had an argument with her husband and
he stalked out.  She said to the others
“Fred is on his high horse again!”
     When Fred clamed down and […]

When my children were small my husband had a terrible accident and was in the hospital for five moinths.During that time one of those months
Christmas and a person who I hardly
knew came to my huose with an outfit for
my daughter from head to foot.  She also
bought some things for the boys.  All
that she could afford, […]

Here’s another funny story for you!When I was first married my husband was in the navy.He was gone to sea and when my second baby was about to be born I stayed at my parent’s house. I had a little brother who was 13 years younger than me. He was my special […]

Well, here I am again. I had triple bypass surgery on April 3rd. I was told that the recovery period was 6 weeks and that I would feel like a new person afterwards. Can’t say that I do yet but I do feel so much better. I have not kept […]

My daughter Patti was a very self sufficient child. She is the oldest of my three children.
Because her birthday is New Years Eve she was only five years old when she started first grade in September.of that year. That was the last day that her birthday could be to start school that year.
The first […]

About a mnth ago I told you about “The Stars  Mars ” program.  If you don’t remember see the Feb. archives.
I guess that I have failed with Tamaj.  She still says that she don’t like to read.   Last time that I was there she refused to read out loud   I had to tell the teacher […]

I just had an idea that I think is very good. It concerns family history for the very youngest family members.
My nephew ,who I spoiled a lot when he was little, lives in Colorado. I live in Texas. I have never met his wife or 5 year old son. I did write to them […]