The fun of 40 years....
My brother and I saw my mom get up before we could move fast enough. She was armed with the dreaded sunscreen that we both hated the smell of and even worse couldn’t stand it on us. I glared at my brother who never even burned out in the sun. He was always tan like […]
I wake up unable to catch my breath. It was the same nightmare I have had on and off for the past two weeks. The details vary but the underlying message is there. I know what is bothering me and starting to weigh heavily on my heart. What to do next? How many of us […]
“You are even older than my daddy!!!!” “You are way older than my mommy too!” This is what happened when I shared with my first grade class how old I am turning. Gone are the days where I was so much younger than the kids parents and had yet to be a mom myself. Sometimes […]
I rushed in with the bag and my brother practically jumping up and down yelling at me to open it. He was excited about the cookies but it was the Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate and cool whip that brought the smile to my face. My mom always bought Nestle Quik to make mine but this […]
Laying in the playpen, I clutched my baby doll close to me. The room was dark and my grandparents were fast asleep. I knew that the next day everything would change. And it did. My brother was born in late December making us three years apart. We grew up in New York with parents who […]
The sound of laughter came from the swing my 3 year old daughter had just managed to climb onto. I smiled at her silliness and looked over at where my son was playing with his friend. It was beautiful outside. Life was perfect in my backyard at that moment. But as you know when you […]
The wind pushed around her as she headed into the tunnel. Her bag grew heavier by the second and it seemed to slow her down. She trudged on. Determined and fearful at the same time, she thought back to when it all started. They had been sitting in a restaurant when the call came in. […]
It was a morning that had gone by in a blur. Checking the mirror, I tried to flatten down my hair the best I could. Glancing back in the rearview, I could see the kids starting to get on each other’s nerves and I knew time was running out before my sanity was gone for […]
It was going to be a really long day. I can’t remember how I ended up working from open until close but such is the life of one in retail. To be honest, it didn’t bother me at all. One, I loved my job and two… there was nowhere else to be that night. Especially […]
When we first heard there was a possibility of it coming, we got excited. Chatter began in different groups and we waited anxiously to hear the big announcement. It finally came after much speculation and plans started to come together as the children played around us. Life would be so much easier. So much. The […]
