Old-Timey
“Hey mom and dad, let’s watch one of those old-timey movies, you know, the ones you watched when you were a teenager.” Ugh. You know, when you had to go to the drive in because they didn’t have movie theaters Read More …
Tag: children
Rapid Fire
If you want to keep someone, under the age of 10 busy, just keep it coming, rapid fire. What is “it” you ask? Any of these should work: Ice cream – their favorite variety of flavors. Toys – any kind. Read More …
Too Close
Sometimes, you can be too close to something or someone and not see what is reality until you see it in a picture. Online. With comments from others around you. Pictures tell a thousand words…some of them are “wow, how Read More …
You Can Go Back
It is normal and reasonable to think that you can go back…even if it doesn’t work out the way you thought that it would. You have to set the right expectations – and if you handle it the right way Read More …
Summer Daze
When you have a weekend before a holiday, it is so tempting to just take the entire week off. If only we could. If only we were kids again. We really needed to do it…especially as it was preceded by Read More …
Catch You On The Other Side
When a chapter of your life closes, people move on. Hopefully, they believe it (or mean it) when they say they will catch you on the other side. Tonight. Graduation. First one. Two more to go. At the end, people Read More …
What Did We Forget
Tomorrow, as we close a long chapter on our lives, I can’t help but wonder what did we forget? Tomorrow, she graduates from High School. Did we remember to teach her to: Wear your seat belt Make good choices Park Read More …
It’s a Toss Up
Let’s be honest. When your kids go and accomplish something that you also were able to do, it’s a toss up but you’re probably more proud of them and their accomplishment. After all, you’ve been there, done that. Then, you Read More …
Then There Were Three
Things sometimes are not the same as usual, like when one of your children (or close friends) aren’t there to participate. All weekend, we were missing one of the kids and then, there were three again and everything seemed right Read More …
Cute, But…
How often have you looked at something, or – let’s face it – someone and thought, wow, cute, but… I can’t raise a puppy; believe me, I tried. How many strappy sandals do you need; other than one pair black, Read More …