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Be Careful What You Wish For
In the words of the esteemed Bilbo Baggins, “I have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing and uncomfortable things.”
Is The Summer Over Yet?
I have a love-hate relationship with summer. I love the balmy summer mornings and cool summer evenings. I can do without the rest of the day.
Closet Culling – Part Two
Cosmetic and Other Bags This seasonal closet culling wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have so many cosmetic bags jammed between the shoe boxes at the top of my closet. It’s a game of Jenga as I pull out a shoebox, hold my breath and wait for the avalanche of bags to bounce off […]
Closet Culling
Part One: Shoes I finally packed away the winter sweaters and flannel shirts and hung my summer tees and capris in their place. I hate this seasonal task so much that I delay it for as long as I can. It’s not that I have that many clothes to pack away. It’s the shoes. The […]
GRANDPARENTS’ MORNING… and the trials and tribulations to get there
When he reached for my hand, it took all my self-control to not reach down and lift him up into my arms, to hold him there for a long time, to make up for two years of “air hugs” that were no substitute for a good strong grandma hug.
Tag Archives: Humor
The Scorekeeper
As every company needs a CFO, so every relationship needs a Scorekeeper.
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Too Much Effort To Relax At The Beach
I remember when a day at the beach was relaxing – when all I carried was a towel, my car keys, a book and a Macintosh apple. Continue reading
My Pocketbook: An Emergency Preparedness Cache
I can attribute this cache of emergency supplies in my pocketbook to my mother and her lifelong warnings about crises and calamities. Continue reading
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The Fear Factor And Other Effective Disciplinary Tactics
Forget all that psychobabble about talking rationally to children. And don’t bother with those useless “time outs.” You can’t reason with a child; they’re smarter than we are. They know how to work us, how to manipulate, bargain and charm … Continue reading
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