So Much Cardboard
At this time of year, there is so much cardboard being sent here and there – what do you do with it all? When I was a kid, we had a wood burning stove, and it was well-used in the Read More …
Category: opinion
Too Much Butter
How much butter is too much butter? It’s the holiday season and everything has an abundance of salt, sugar, and fat…unless it is full of alcohol units. The cookies we bought from the church fundraiser would never be classified as Read More …
She’s No Baby
My youngest gets called “the baby” but she’s no baby… She rehearses every week, 4 times a week for her music. She has at least 1 extra weekend rehearsal and often a performance or two. She is considered, by her Read More …
Double Booked
What do you do when you are double booked for events, meetings, performances and celebrations during the holiday season? Do you try to go to both (or all) places and just spend a short amount of time at each? Do Read More …
Don’t Blame Me
As a quick, TGIF kind of follow up to my (really late) blog from last night – please don’t blame me (or anyone else) for what you do…when you are: wrong, ignoring common sense, blowing off your diet, cheating on Read More …
Cyber or Giving
Which Tuesday is it, Cyber or Giving Tuesday? As predicted, the retailers promoted, in their own unique ways, more than just Cyber Tuesday. One of them talked about Cyber week – a week long set of offers – “just keep Read More …
Pay Attention to the Flashing Lights
We absolutely must pay attention to the flashing lights. We do. Don’t we. Yes…we do! The fire trucks. The extra wide-load trailer carrying a not-so-mini house on it’s flatbed. The ambulance. The traffic signals – especially when the normal lights Read More …
Post Holiday Parent
There are three states of parenting a college student during the holidays. The pre-holiday and the post holiday parent but neither of them are like the during-the-holiday parent. The pre-holiday parent is full of anticipation and excitement. Shopping, preparing, and Read More …
Oh The Stories
Oh, the stories we learn (about our past) and the new ones we create every holiday are worth remembering. The mustaches they wore The skirts that were too short The nights that lingered into weekends The bottles that were emptied Read More …
One More Bite
In the attempt to keep from meeting the expectations of a 3000 calorie Thanksgiving dinner we will just allow one more bite… of pumpkin pie, and of stuffing, and of turkey, and of broccoli casserole (souffle?), and of coconut custard Read More …