Monthly Archives: March 1999

My daughter stopped by the office on her way to her first job interview. She didn’t need encouragement; she wanted me to run an errand she was supposed to do. Having spent my lunch time running my own errands, I … Continue reading →

If I weren’t so busy, I might have had time to miss my family when they went off to Mexico for spring break last week. The reality however is that I used the time to catch up. For months housework, … Continue reading →

I spent the weekend visiting my son’s family in New Orleans. Both the little girl and the baby boy are in phases typical for their ages. Their momma told me her 3-month-old bouncing baby boy of bliss, laughs and coos … Continue reading →

The little tike celebrated her second birthday at our house. She is growing up fast as her little brother which insures she knows the world does not rotate around her. She wandered through the house, her tiny hands poking and … Continue reading →

The summer my oldest son was 5, we dug, one shovelful at a time, a basement under our existing home. In June we had a digging party for my teenage stepson’s friends. The guys went downstairs with their shovels. The … Continue reading →

His final report card said that in spite of al year of work and after school flash card drills, he had not learned his math facts. When we did flash cards, he hemmed, hawed, looked away, taking forever to answer. … Continue reading →

My good intentions for cleaning the house over the weekend floated away bit by bit Friday as weariness and dizziness descended. Fighting the cobwebs of sleep pulling my eyelids shut, I drove home very slowly that afternoon. I pulled on … Continue reading →