I put on my boots this morning. This should not be a monumental event, but for me…it is the moment that my mind takes a sigh of relief that summer is over, and no one will be wondering why I’m wearing jeans in 105-degree weather. If we all are a season, I am a Fall.…
Read MoreI made a startling discovery today as I looked at my blog. It has been almost six weeks since I’ve written. I knew it had been a few weeks but six? I started asking myself (in a not so nice voice) how could I take six weeks off of something that I tell everyone is…
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I spent last week in North Carolina being a Grandmother. It was a wonderful time seeing my grandson and spending time with my son and daughter-in-law. Since the journey in every experience is part of the fun, I had to share about my airline experience. I booked my flight on Expedia and flew out on…
Read MoreI’ve never written fiction but have always been incredibly impressed by those who can. Over the past week, I took a turn from my typical Jodi Picoult and devoured two books by Liane Moriarty There is a joy in escaping into a great fiction – especially one that provides the viewpoints of all of the characters.…
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I remember the moment that it sank in that I was an actual parent…and I had no idea what I was doing. I was about one week out from my first C-section. My father-in-law stopped by for a visit and walked in to see me crying in my bed, my breasts hanging out, trying to…
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I’m going to nickname 2018 as the year of Kangaroo since I feel that we have bounced from one medical emergency to the next. Our first visit to the ER was with Eric and a bowel obstruction. Eric ended up with a resection and a week in the hospital. Second, came my father and his…
Read MoreMy 83-year-old father has taught me a great deal in my life. My favorite lesson, however, will always be how to simply try to make people smile. In May, my father experienced a heart attack. We were grateful that it happened while he was in San Diego rather than on the road My father lives…
Read MoreIt’s happened. I am a Grandmother to a beautiful baby boy, Zander, that looks remarkably identical to my firstborn. My daughter-in-law showed a baby picture of my son, Christopher, to her friend and she assumed it was a picture of Zander. I have to mention that we have a picture of Christopher at 18 that…
Read MoreWaiting is always hard, isn’t it? My daughter-in-law was induced yesterday to prevent complications from PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension) and here we sit, on the other side of the country awaiting news. We will be flying out next month but for now, we are keeping our thoughts and prayers on a safe delivery. I’m having…
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I recently found myself in a strange situation. I unintentionally annoyed someone that I didn’t know, and I felt misunderstood. I was in a checkout line at Costco and was very distracted from the day, which presents itself as me staring off into space. Except my “space” was in the direct visual line of another…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 