Category Archives: life
Top Ten Reasons I Failed to Feed the Parking Meter
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Okay, fine. I don’t have ten reasons. And, it appears, I don’t have ANY reasons at all for failing to pay the parking meter. The truth is, I plain forgot. I … Continue reading
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The Heart Attack That Wasn’t
Listen up because I’m only going to tell this story once. Miss something, and you’re on your own for finding out the details. My son woke me up at 4:30 in the morning last Saturday because he needed a Kleenex. … Continue reading
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Stuck in a Pile of Baby Parts
I don’t know how it happens that I am always the one that gets caught, like a deer in the headlights, with the hard questions. With questions like, “Mom, tell me everything you know about babies!” My first thought, when … Continue reading
Pandas Have Fingers
My six-year old son, Snags, wants to take Karate. He was interested in doing so even before the movie Kung Fu Panda came out, but now that he’s seen the movie twice (once at IMAX!) he’s even more excited about … Continue reading
Three Mysteries of Fame
We are Roman Catholic. There was a long period of time in my life where I went to church every Sunday, most notably, when I was a child and had no control over my Sunday mornings. In my college years … Continue reading
Beauty School Dropout
“PLEASE mom,” my six year old son Snags begged. “Please let me give you a make over. Please?” I tried to convince him to do something else, clean up his toys, get ready for bed, read a book, even sit … Continue reading
The Choking
Have you ever seen a person choke? If you’ve seen it in the movies, or on a sitcom, it doesn’t count. You have to see it in person to understand how truly frightening it is. And when it’s your own … Continue reading
Caterpillars and Moths Indoors! Oh, My!
It all started several weeks ago as I was walking my son home from school and we came across a caterpillar crossing the sidewalk. “Look, Mom,” Snags said, as he pointed at the caterpillar. “I wish I could keep it.” … Continue reading
Forty
Wow. So I’m turning forty in a few days. 40. 40! But you know, I don’t FEEL forty. And I don’t think I LOOK forty. Except a few things that have happened over the past few days have really made … Continue reading
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Happy Blogiversary To Me (or How My Cousin Saved My Nose Piercing)
Exactly one year ago today I wrote my first post on this blog. For those of you with nothing better to do than watch reruns, I will point you to that post here. Since that time one year ago, I … Continue reading
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