Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

Our family has been on a mission ever since Monday. Monday afternoon at precisely 2:20 PM, I look out at my beautiful garden and smile

July 7, 2010

This morning, at 5:30 AM, I discovered the secret community of Those Who Rise Early. I can’t believe this world exists. There I am, alarm

July 6, 2010

Early this morning my daughter picks a cucumber from our garden. It is shaped exactly like a “C.” The wonder of this! A vegetable shaped

July 5, 2010

Today, 3 words reminded me of what it takes to find the flair. 1. Stress: A trainer at the gym (the same one that encouraged–er,

July 4, 2010

We are in the minivan (why is flair always happening in my minivan?) and my daughters are laughing hysterically about babies and their first words.

July 3, 2010

To know sorrow is to know loss. Sorrow represents one of the most complex human emotions because it’s a sadness tinged with beauty and joy. We

July 2, 2010

It’s a dreary, rainy day on the last day of our lake visit. My daughters climb into the boat. My youngest giggles: “It’s raining, Mom!

July 1, 2010

Here I am, at the grand celebration of my 100th day of the “Live with Flair” blog, and the flair moment is. . . fire

June 30, 2010

Sometimes I feel homesick. But it’s not for any particular home or family. It’s the weirdest feeling. I’ll be sitting there, doing the dishes or

June 29, 2010

I’m swimming in a lake with my daughters, and another family nearby starts feeding the geese. Within seconds, a gaggle surrounds us. They come from

June 28, 2010