Thank goodness for organizations like Pixar, Apple, Nintendo and Disney for making being a geek fun. Spending a few hours (again) at the Pixar exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philly shows how many different types of careers are needed Read More …
If your life was a movie, what kind would it be? A happy go lucky love story where there’s conflict and lack of communication and they secretly love each other but don’t find that out until the very end…which leaves Read More …
It is mid-summer and part of the summer reading has been completed. Poetry and the classics are often on the list. I have always liked the sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” Never one to be misunderstood in her romantic Read More …
It’s our happy place, the place where you can hear laughing and giggling on a regular basis. Nope. It isn’t our kitchen – although that is a good guess. Nope. It isn’t in school – I’m not there often enough; Read More …
Usually, when someone says, “been there, done that” they mean it in a way that is negative. As in, don’t share your stories with me, I have lived that already and I am not going through it again with you. Read More …
I don’t think the term buzz kill ever had such a clear and real impact on me until today. No, I’m not talking about killing a buzz, or a goodie two shoes calling their parents to end a good time…one Read More …
Even for moms (and dads) it is never good to assume…always ask what someone wants or prefers. One of my son’s friend’s Mom (and also, PTO president) I know always suggested we follow the “do unto others as they would Read More …
I am traveling soon and the thing that I worry about is the unknown. There are a few things that I am fully prepared to do. Pack. Get up earlier (4th day in a row) than I prefer to wake. Read More …
Maybe I should listen to my own self, even if others don’t. (Although, I have heard from a few of you who do, and I thank you for listening.) Today, after that long diatribe on last night’s blog about relaxing Read More …
The age old question for a Thursday or a Friday night…what to do tonight? It is easier to make plans when you’re just college students or just you and your spouse…but throw in working late and having to feed the Read More …