Seasons and a great big table.
When I moved into my first real stand-alone single-family on-it’s-own-lot house several years ago, I had so many decisions to make. So many. Thankfully, I knew exactly what I wanted in the kitchen – a great big table that could fit many, many people. My youngest brother volunteered to build me an 8’ by 4’ […]
A change in direction and an all-you-can-eat buffet.
I grew up in a very ‘traditional’ home. My mom was a ‘stay at home’ mom and my dad was a ‘work at the office’ dad. His office just happened to be at the hospital. Every now and then, back in the pre-seatbelt 70s, dad would get home from work and my parents would […]
Should I stay or should I go?
A little over a year ago, my husband received word that his company, who had contracted with him as an independent sales rep for over 20 years, would be switching his role to ‘employee.’ There were several implications for him in that kind of a shift. He used to pay for the entirety of […]
Answering back.
When my brother Jack was engaged to his wife some thirty-ish years ago, she remembers that they had a hard time being apart. As such, Jack would sometimes fall asleep at her parents’ house when they were watching TV after a date and get home in the wee hours of the morning. My Dad was […]
Fear. And a really great purse.
One of the things that the people in my life – and probably the 12 of you reading this – used to tease me about is my purse. My particular brand of OCD + my Enneagram 6 phobic personality = an INORDINATE amount of time spent thinking about my purse. Condition #1 – It […]
Truly Loved and Fully Known.
For several years now, my sweet Mom and my sister Sharon have had the momentous task of gathering and meticulously going through all of the people and paper contained in the boxes of my Dad’s life in order for Sharon to write his biography. It is a labor of love which is p r […]
The Greatest Showman and a wobbly table.
I hate getting my car serviced. Hate it. Hate going to the shop. Hate waiting. Hate talking to the service person. Hate finding out how much I owe. Hate worrying about if they really put the tires back on my car correctly. Hate wondering if the wheels will fall off while I’m driving home. You […]
My version of the story.
One of the first things I bought with my very own big-kid-job money was a 1992 green manual transmission Jeep Cherokee Sport. It was way out of my price range and for sure not a smart purchase for a first year teacher, but it helped me feel more like ME, and gosh, I loved that […]
Right Place. Right Time. Right Information.
I have a very specific group of friends – 10 boys – that I have kept in touch with for almost 20 years now. They were a big, opinionated, energetic bunch of teenagers then – and they are a big, opinionated, energetic bunch of men, now. We have shared good times and hard times […]
Old Lady Candy.
I like ‘old lady’ candy. I’ve liked it since I was a young lady. One of my college besties introduced me to Bridge Mix wayyyyyy back when we were freshman. We would walk from our dorm through the bookstore and stop at the candy counter and purchase ¼ lb. of Bridge Mix to share on […]
