I made it into my 40s before I got the dreaded letter in the mail: please report for jury duty. So I whined and complained for a few weeks about my fate, asked everyone I knew about their experiences with jury duty (everybody got off), and then dragged my butt to the courthouse on a [Read More]
Honest Reasons Why the Slow Cooker was Invented
Do you know why the slow cooker was invented? Legend has it that… No, whatever I was going to write is baloney. Nor was it invented to make millions of fans of This Is Us cry with its plot line on that show (sorry, I don’t even watch This Is Us). Here are the honest [Read More]
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Random Valentine’s Day Thoughts From A Teenager’s Mom
Valentine’s Day as the mother of a teenager is weird. This is because the following random Valentine’s Day thoughts swirl through my head: I wonder if my son likes anyone? Or if anyone likes my son? Oh, who cares. Why is that important? He’s a wonderful person and shouldn’t worry about Valentine’s Day at his [Read More]
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If Hockey Moms Got A Medal
“Where’s your medal?” asked the eight-year-old boy looking at a picture of my family. In the picture, my daughter, son, and husband all wore medals around their necks. That’s because one weekend my daughter’s hockey team won a tournament, so she got a medal. Then my son’s hockey team won a tournament, so he got [Read More]
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A Peek At My Goings-On
I’ve taken some new responsibilities at work. You know work. The things that provides money to pay bills, health and dental insurance, and a retirement account. Yes, that work. These new responsibilities come with additional pay (yay!), but also additional time (how dare they?). They have seriously cramped my non-profitable but creatively-stimulating blogging time. Consequently, I’m [Read More]
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In Defense of Being 11 Years Old
“I just want to pop into the Hallmark store,” I told my 11-year-old daughter. “They have those socks I like and I have a coupon.” My daughter asked to stay home. I was a bit surprised. After all, days earlier she and I had hit the mall and scored quite the haul during the after [Read More]
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A New Year, A New You
It’s a new year and as I return to the daily routine of work and school, I also return to the daily routine of everyday eating. Yup, the days of indulging over the holidays are over. And dare I say, now that I’m an old lady, I’m looking forward to everyday eating. I can’t pound [Read More]
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Christmas Things I Don’t Get
It’s the holiday season and there are a lot of Christmas things I don’t get. For instance, I don’t get the song, “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”. Really? Who wants a hippopotamus for Christmas? Is there some hidden meaning to the lyrics? And why does the singer sound as if a hippopotamus sat on [Read More]
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Lesser Known Christmas Movies To Enjoy
It’s no secret that I love Christmas movies. I have confessed that I start watching them in November. Elf and Christmas Vacation are movies I quote all year long. Plus, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas until I sit down with my family and watch Home Alone or A Christmas Story. But there are some Christmas [Read More]
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11 Things I Love About My 11-Year-Old
On the occasion of my daughter’s 11th birthday, I wanted to share the 11 things I love about my 11-year-old. She is amazing and here’s why: 1. She writes with passion. Stories, notes, letters, you name it. This letter to me at Mother’s Day will touch my heart forever. 2. She is studious and hard-working. [Read More]
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