The essential people are on the frontlines. Then there are the rest of us.
Multifocals: Not Your Grandma’s Glasses
When I was about to start the first grade back in 1979, my mother took me to the eye doctor. I am not sure what prompted the visit, nor do I recall an awful lot about the experience. I do know that my life going forward was different. After an exam, I was asked to […]
Grandma’s Cookbook : A Recipe For Feelings
Today, I ran across an old cookbook that used to belong to my grandmother. The book itself was an original print, copyrighted in 1954. On the inside cover she had written “This book belongs to” along with her name and address. As though it was possible for her to lose and in the event, she […]
A Day That Ended With The Christmas Tree In The Yard
I have been married for fifteen GLORIOUS years. My spouse, like most husbands, does not especially enjoy honey do lists. For years I have talked about outdoor holiday lighting. I see to the indoor decorations but outside stays mostly unimpressive. We live in a neighborhood where many families let their Christmas cheer spill over into […]
That Time Security Burst Into Our Condo
I came from a time when kids basically raised themselves because our parents were usually at work. I had a single mother so I was a latch key kid from way back. A latch key kid was one who wore the key to their house on a key ring. Mine was attached to the front […]
Granny Slippers and OCD Almost Broke My Knee
I am not the most graceful person in the world. I own that. Through the years I’ve had my fair share of spills. I remember once falling down an entire flight of carpeted stairs without ever letting go of the handrail. That’s next level stuff. Another time, in the middle of the night, I took […]
Mom Win: Bribing Your Child to Try New Things
When I was young, no one would have guessed that I would one day be the mother of four kids. Not even me. Yet, here I am, knocking this whole motherhood thing right out of the park. Except on those days when I royally screw it up. That’s pretty much parenting in a nutshell though. […]
When Appliances Push You To Adult
Raise your hand if you actually enjoy adulting. I am sure not one of you raised your hand. Adulting blows. Especially when you don’t generally feel qualified to be an adult, in the first place. When there is an adult situation happening around me, I usually scan the room hoping to find the adult in […]
What Spring Break Means For Mom
I was born in Tennessee. When I was six years old my mother moved us down to small town Alabama. Having a young, single mother meant that we were usually slightly broker than flat broke. My mother worked two jobs just to make ends meet. For about a year we had to live with my […]
When A Man-ache Is Actually Legit
I think we can all agree that when it comes to pain tolerance, women are the superior sex. That is why WE have the babies. I can promise you if it had been up to my husband to carry and deliver our four children, today we would be a family of three, with an overindulged […]
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