I thought I might give some small little items for my loyal readers, some who have been reading about me from 2008. It’s been a wonderful journey and during the holidays, I’m always very thankful that I have a core readership, I have still have an ability to impact others, and I still finding cooking … Read more
I know – I have been remiss. I will only say that I’ve been sleeping very little, working very long, cooking lots, raising kids, which means that you, poor reader, have fallen much to the wayside. Mea culpa. It’s been a hard trek these past few weeks and it doesn’t look like it will get … Read more
When best friend CY began teaching, I pulled her aside, and told her, “When the holidays come, every single year, make sure you remember the custodian as well as the secretaries of your school. Your remembering them during the holidays is important. Show them your appreciation.” This was a lesson I learned when I was … Read more
When I was younger, Mom and Dad would ask Brothers and me every December 31, “What are your resolutions for the coming year?” I’d stare at Parents blankly, because mostly I couldn’t think of anything. Usually I’d mumble something like, “My resolutions are to study harder and practice piano more.” What else was there to … Read more
For RH, LCH and AH and KSG, RG, and RGx2 I have a number of good friends who had their children, even later than I had my children, which means that when they come over, I ask Daughters and Son to take care of the little children. The amazing thing is, Son and Daughters are … Read more
The cruddy thing about having your birthday in December, as Son does, is that it smashes up against other holidays which means that this momma has a hard time thinking and planning it in a manner that she normally might. But Son, in all of his wisdom of age 4-and-turning 5 figured out that … Read more
When I normally look at Children, I spend time thinking and planning all the different things I’m going to do, say, teach, train them to do so that they can become some sort of figment-of-my-imagination-super human being in some distant future. I evaluate, plan, and consider old activities, new activities, and still newer challenges and … Read more
January 29, 2013Dear GE –Please stop building stoves that no one can fix. This is my second GE monogram stove, and after waiting 8 days for a technician to come out and repair it (for which I paid $99.95 for his service trip), I still do not have a functioning stove. I’m assuming the length … Read more
For Julie Andrews One of Children’s Christmas presents this year was a beautiful boxed set of The Sound of Music. I did not know how much they were going to love this movie, but they LOVE it. Son learned all the words to the songs. Daughters insist on watching with the subtitles so that they … Read more
For SH, CJR, LKL, JZ, JD – thank you for being the calm when I freaked out Daughter #1’s teacher and I had a casual conversation this past week, and she said, “Do you remember when you were younger, you had in your mind that if you just reached a certain age, life would be … Read more