Did you hear? The iPhone was released today. If you didn’t already know this, then I don’t know how you missed it. Last night, while I was running on the treadmill, I saw no less than 17 iPhone commercials. And I only ran 2 miles! You haven’t seen the commercials because you don’t watch TV, [...]
I’m participating in a group writing project over at MamaBlogga in the hope that my post will be the one randomly chosen to win a $30 gift certificate to Amazon. There’s a new CD by Augie March that I want to buy and I haven’t found it anywhere locally, but I saw it on Amazon. Hope, [...]
“What are you doing?” I asked my husband as he knelt on the floor in front of his golf bag and some 40 dozen or so golf balls spilled all over the floor.
“I’m sorting these golf balls,” he said. “I have to leave some of these here because you can only take a dozen golf [...]
The Tooth Fairy stopped by our house last night. She left my son $5 in exchange for his first tooth. I thought I’d tell you, just so you know what the going rate is around here. That, mind you, is for the very first tooth. All subsequent teeth are worth only a dollar, or maybe [...]
As we were driving to summer camp this morning my son said, “I’d like to drive around the neighborhood. I’m interested in fountains. Maybe I could buy one.” This isn’t The City of Fountains we live in. It’s just that my son has an obsession with and an “eye” for decorative fountains, and can spot them [...]
“Goin’ to the chapel and we’re gonna get married. Goin’ to the chapel and we’re gonna get married. Gee, I really love you and we’re gonna get married. Goin’ to the chapel of love…“
No. Not me. I’m already married. And have been. For a long time. That song is going through my head because my cousin [...]
Have you ever seen that television commercial for the chewy granola bars where the little kids are sharing too much information, ‘fessing up the family secrets? They are saying stuff like “My mom had to cut up all her credit cards… My dad cries… My sister dresses like a floosey!” Then the announcer comes on [...]
Something’s wrong with me. I don’t feel right. I think I’m coming down with something because my throat’s a little sore, and I’m tired. Very, very tired. My neighbor had a bad case of strep last week. She came over, sat at my picnic table while our children played in the backyard. I only talked [...]
Mary, Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells?
Do you have any plants all in a row? If you do, I envy you! Imagine a nice large garden, full of ripe tomatoes on the vine, zucchinis on the ground, beans and peppers, eggplant and cucumbers, lettuce, and onions, carrots and pumpkins. Do [...]
Today is my birthday. I’m 39, ahem, I mean I’m, uh, a late thirty-something. A week or two ago I was happy, unbothered, still one year less old than I am today. It was an age I felt was still fully entrenched in the 30s. But now, I suddenly feel like the only part of me [...]
