Category Archives: life
Spanish Guy
Four score and seven years ago…. Eighteen years and four days ago a woman asked me out on a date and I said YES. And before you get all excited thinking I’m sharing a bit of sordid history here, you … Continue reading
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Filed under anniversary, first date, life, marriage, memory
Memory Lane. With Shadows.
“Memory,” as the Barenaked Ladies sing, “is a strange thing.” In the last 24 hours I’ve found that to be very true, indeed. Like millions of other people, I’m on Facebook. I’ve enjoyed catching up with old friends, sharing stories, … Continue reading
Baby Wants An Answer. And Wants It Now.
Last night, I sat near my seven year old son as he drifted off to sleep. The lights were off, the room was quite, and I was about to leave when he rolled over and suddenly said, “Tell me a … Continue reading
Filed under babies, children, kids, life, motherhood
Sunday School, Weenie Sabers, and The Sign of the Cross
I confess: I miss the lazy Sunday mornings, the mornings where I could stay in bed, or if not in bed, at least in my pajamas, until almost noon, reading a book while Snags watched cartoons. If we went to … Continue reading
Room Mom Woes and Wars
Let’s go back in time a bit, shall we? Let’s go back to this time LAST YEAR, when I was the room mother for Snags’ kindergarten class, busy planning the Fall Party. It’s the “FALL PARTY” because we cannot, in … Continue reading
Filed under Fall party, Halloween, life, parenting, party planning, room moms, Snags
My Fault
Last Thursday night my husband and I returned from Back-to-School Night to find Snags and the babysitter relaxing on the sofa as they raptly watched Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase. Actually, I think the babysitter was probably itching to … Continue reading
Perfect Insanity
There are certain things that drive me to the brink of insanity and they are these: The sound of the dog licking her paws at night when I am trying to fall asleep. The sound of cellophane crackling. The sound … Continue reading
A Beer by Any Other Name…
I was fixing lunch for my six year old son, Snags, the other day when he asked me, “Mom, how did you and Dad name me?” “How did we decide to name you Snags?” I asked. “Yeah,” he said. “Where … Continue reading
That Ain’t No Cat
I was in the sixth grade, when a male classmate, David, asked our music teacher if she had a pussy. I don’t recall how much sex education we’d had at that point in time, but certainly we’d had enough to … Continue reading
As If The First Time Wasn’t Fun Enough…
I guess there are worse things, but I’m going to complain anyway. Just.Because.I.Can. I had my annual woman checkup last month you see. And the gynecologist, she said, “We mail out letters now with the results of your pap smear. … Continue reading
