Saying The Same Thing
Sometimes, I think we are saying the same thing, even though we are not talking about the same topic. It is nice when two or three generations of people can watch what is happening around them and become open to Read More …
Category: life
Throw It Out
Remember that time when we had that old carpet and we decided to throw it out the window? No bathwater, no carpet padding, just too much dust to justify taking it through the house and down 3 flights of stairs. Read More …
Twenty One
Twenty one is a good number. In Black Jack. In age (legal). In years together. Still counting, it definitely doesn’t stop at twenty one, at least not the way I am counting. ~ Dawn aka Mrs. Hat Girl to you
Inside Out
When everything is inside out… Take a breath. Refocus. Take a nap. Go for a walk. Call in reinforcements. Or, just ask your kids to remember that if it is inside out, they will have to do their own laundry. Read More …
Who Knew It Would Be So Long
Way back when…who knew it would be so long… Until we would meet again? Before we would paint that bedroom? That we would live in this house (20 years)?!? To develop a family? Until we would have a totally different Read More …
Big Kids’ Table
So, you wanna sit at the big kids’ table? Put on your big kid pants and deliver on what you have committed to doing. The big kids’ table comes with responsibility and in the real world, earning the money, paying Read More …
The Kids Table
When we were younger the worst part of the holiday dinner and family celebrations was having to sit at the kids table. Especially, when you were not a kid any more. By that I mean being as old as 14, Read More …
Rose Colored
I used to have rose colored sunglasses.They were round, John Lennon like glasses. I wore them everywhere. Especially in Philadelphia, at college, it gave those winter, sunless days a glow that the chilly city streets could never have produced. In Read More …
Guys or Guise?
The grammarians out there are easily frustrated by this. Is anyone even able to answer the question, if asked: “is it guys or guise?” Gosh, I hope that most people out there can tell the difference. The problem is that Read More …
Praise and Thanks
Earned praise and thanks is really worth sharing, giving, announcing and even filling out a survey (if asked sincerely.) When things seem at their worst, someone can make the day better and step up, show that they care and they Read More …