A couple of weeks ago, I took the littles to a class about fifteen minutes from home. I knew they would be going in alone, and I knew I could wait for them in the lobby area outside of the classroom. What I hadn’t done was prepare for what I would do during that time. […]
About a week ago, I happened to notice my blog post count. It’s not something I’ve watched since around number 500 or so. So imagine my surprise when I saw the number and then counted on my fingers to discover that I would hit Post 1000 tonight. This is post 1000. I’m smiling at the […]
Shortly after I knew the Fella might be the One, I had a dream. It was a time of war, very WWII era like–planes flying over, dropping bombs, warships on the water, fire everywhere, people frantically running. And in my dream, I stood there watching it all. And I had a sense of peace. Because […]
My Daddy loved stale vanilla wafers. I learned to love them too. Or rather, I should say, I learned I loved them too. Because, yes. Very good. The flavor is no different, but it’s all about the texture. Daddy and I never really talked about our preference. I just know that there was a feeling […]
So I made myself a stir fry of sorts for lunch yesterday. And when I was done, I thought to myself, “It’s such a pretty plate!” Over twenty years ago (how did that even happen?) I was director of a child-care center for low-income families whose parent(s) were working or in school. I was still […]
