“You wouldn’t like it,” my son informed me when I asked him how he enjoyed the movie he’d just seen. I didn’t argue since I haven’t liked… Read more “Go ahead, kill the mom!”
Tag: children
No touchy, no feely
To say that I didn’t grow up in a touchy-feely family is a little like saying that pumpkin spice hasn’t hijacked the entire fall season. My family… Read more “No touchy, no feely”
How to almost get arrested in South Dakota
Ah, summer. The time to mow the grass, grow a tomato or two and take off on a vacation hopefully to someplace more exotic than the Wisconsin… Read more “How to almost get arrested in South Dakota”
Flattery will pretty much get you anywhere
I’ve never truly understood that old saying about flattery getting you nowhere. It’s been my experience, both as the flatterer and the flatter-ee, that flattery can open… Read more “Flattery will pretty much get you anywhere”
Oh, yeah, life goes on…
A friend and I were commiserating about the fact that once you get past the age 50, it really kind of sucks to still keep on being… Read more “Oh, yeah, life goes on…”
Guess who’s coming to dinner?
“I’ve had enough,” my youngest son announced as he pushed away a half-finished taco. “I don’t feel like having any more.” My husband, Mark, and I exchanged… Read more “Guess who’s coming to dinner?”
A Happy Idiot
Now, before I write another word I want to state that I unequivocally love my mother. She’s been gone four years and I miss her every single… Read more “A Happy Idiot”
I so happy
My family used to live in a house that had several overgrown lilac bushes running along its north side, bushes that had been there for probably a… Read more “I so happy”
The Principal of the Thing
Although my kids have been out of high school for several years, I still remember the true thrill I experienced when our youngest graduated. I was happy… Read more “The Principal of the Thing”
Guilty Tendencies
I grew up with a mother who used guilt the way a truly good cook uses salt: never too much but just enough to taste it. Mom… Read more “Guilty Tendencies”
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