Month: January 2019

Sometimes, I simply cannot be a sympathetic listener. Sometimes, I have to bite my tongue to not laugh as happened decades ago when an acquaintance vehemently said “Those cousins better not try to get all her money away from us when she dies.” “Where does she live ?” I asked. Several states away. “And when…

Naptime and Parker could not rest. He had a very important question. “Mom, did the workers pop my head on?” Mom looked at him in astonishment, “What workers and what do you mean?” Parker looked at her in exasperation before he impatiently explained, “When I was made at the baby factory. Did they pop my…

A week after New Year’s my husband and I celebrate our Birth-aversary: his birthday, our anniversary and then my birthday. During those three days my daughter posted the following on her Facebook page. Happy birthday to my dad. You taught me to use tools and stick with a project until it’s done. … and if…

December flew by with a feast of chocolate covered nut clusters, pecan pies and sugar cookies. Now, it’s January with resolutions to lose the holiday weight. Except for me, I enjoyed the treats and the weight remained stable through the feasting season. It only took me 40 years to figure out how to lose and…