Birthday Wishes
I know. My second post today. What is the world coming to? But I wanted to wish my grandparents a happy birthday – his yesterday, hers today. And I also just wanted the chance...
Yearly Archive: 2015
Scenes From The Game
In return for me helping out with his condo, my brother gave my husband tickets to a few Patriot’s games. Go figure. I actually went to the game against the Jaguars with Mr. “Free...
Team Roles
There are many roles to fill on a team. Team player, team captain, team coach, team trainer, team manager, team mom. I’m the team introvert. During games, I tend to sit by myself in...
New Year’s Resolution
We are almost ten months into the year, and I’m finally going to make good on my New Year’s resolution. This is my first (and maybe last) pachyderm post where I state my opinion on...
From One Culture Back to Another
Meagan is at it again. Bucharest, Romania this time. Once again, she includes food in her favorites about a country she is visiting. This time, a dessert called Papanasi – fried dumplings with cream and...
The Vermont Contingent
Meet Gail and John. Gail is a sister I met back in 1997 shortly after she turned 40. I remember my mother coming over to my house and asking me back then, “Guess...
Partial Distribution
My distribution center is still pretty full, but we are making some progress. In preparation for Heather’s move to a new place, I kept asking her if there were particular items of my mother’s...
Scrapbook: Front Yard
There is a house behind our yard through the woods. We can’t see them, but we can hear them. The kids. Laughing, yelling, and playing outside. It makes me smile. It makes me sad....
Parental Transitioning
The fact that there are many stages of childhood implies there are many stages of parenthood. Our “children” are now at the stage where we are transitioning from being more of a parent to becoming...
Distribution Center
Yesterday was the final push to clear out the condo. I met the movers there at 7, made it up to the Lake by 9:30, headed back home before noon, and the movers left my...