“Text me if you’re dying…”
“Text me if you’re dying…” Those were my husband’s words to me as we parted the morning after I experienced … Continue reading “Text me if you’re dying…”
“Text me if you’re dying…” Those were my husband’s words to me as we parted the morning after I experienced … Continue reading “Text me if you’re dying…”
When my five children were young and we ventured into public, well-meaning older women would smile at whatever delights or … Continue reading Last lasts…
My son is mere months away from getting his real license. As we near that date, he is insisting on … Continue reading Driving Miss Crazy…
I’ve been wrestling with sleep for an hour now because my brain is tormented with a decision my department and … Continue reading The sin of multitasking…
Today we had a going away party for two faculty members who are moving. Tomorrow. Somehow, the good-bye cards never … Continue reading Terran, this blog’s for you!
Some people have comfort food. I have comfort shoes. (To be honest, I have both.) I wear sandals during the … Continue reading Happy feet…
I have often complained that I inherited the worst physical attributes of both of my parents. My dad’s acne and … Continue reading What my mother did right…
A memoir: I am at Caspersen Beach, watching three of my five children play with my sister’s three children. My … Continue reading Sands of time…
Cleaning out the garage, I came across a box of my old trophies, medallions, and ribbons, once received with such … Continue reading True trophies…
“One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn’t belong…” ** So, apparently, I’ve … Continue reading Cultivating A.D.D.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” This paradox beginning A Tale of Two Cities … Continue reading Why I teach…
I’ve had a hard time writing lately–or at least a hard time self-publishing. I miss my newspaper colleagues and their feedback. … Continue reading Bane or blessing?
I envy my seniors. Their class of seventeen is the largest our school has graduated–ever–and while its size has been … Continue reading Cheers!
A long time ago in a faraway land, otherwise known as Singletown, I dated an artist who used his talent … Continue reading Out of the heart?
I was getting the batting line-up from our head coach just before our final game of the season, when I … Continue reading Out of (my) control…
The question, “To win or not to win,” has been answered. The boys varsity baseball team aimed to win–but it … Continue reading The bright side…
As my son’s varsity baseball team enters this week of tournament games, all of us are aware that a loss … Continue reading To win or not to win…
My son proudly told me what is in his bio, which I will officially read when I attend the school … Continue reading Hero worship…