Flying Solo
And so it begins…. it feels like yesterday that my darling granddaughter let go of the coffee table and tottered toward her father’s open arms. Both faces were beaming, there was thunderous applause. Just last week the training wheels came off her bicycle and again the audience roared. She is five years old and she […]
A Super Special Friday Night
It’s one o’clock in the morning. I’m tucked into a sleeping bag and laying on a cement floor (I forfeited my flimsy yoga mat to the six year old who is sleeping beside me). We are tucked in – the lights have been turned down and there are 61 other campers spread out around the […]
25 Things
I was playing the ’25 things people would be surprised to learn about me’ game with my daughter recently – it helps the miles pass quickly when you’re driving. It was my turn. “They’d be surprised to learn that I have tap shoes”. My daughter agreed. “They’d be surprised to learn that I have a […]
Whose accomplishment is this?
One of my kids celebrated a birthday this week – a yearly occurrence 3 times over in this house. As always, the birthday prompted a quiet, personal journey for me, back to the actual birth day of the kid. If I were given an opportunity to relive a week of days in my life, three […]
What about Ken?
I read a memoir once (I think it was Carol Burnett’s) — where the writer recalled playing Barbie with her friends. Apparently the Ken doll got to kiss Barbie goodbye and head off for work with a quick toss under the bed. He would remain there while Barbie and her pals went about their day […]
Some things are worth the price.
I’m sitting here tonight icing my knee – an old injury has come back to haunt. I hate it when this happens, I feel so damned old. I’d like to tell you that I ran a marathon today, but alas, I did not – I went to the beach this afternoon, made the trek on […]
Chester the Challenger
“Is that a Chessie?” A man called from across the park. “Indeed it is.” The man made his way closer to where I was tossing the frisbee for Chester. “Don’t see many of them around these parts,” he said while Chester made short work of retrieving his toy. “No, you don’t.” I agreed. “They’re hunting […]
before the giant leap
I am part of the aging collective who held their breath while Neil Armstrong took his small step and giant leap. That was 48 years ago today. I remember that step – it was taken toward the future. It still is – my remembering of the step takes my life into a future of being […]
buyers remorse — not really
I had a momentary lapse in judgement the other day and it cost me a pretty penny. I had been warned that one slip could be fatal – one taste and I’d be hooked. I didn’t believe it. I tried on a pair of very expensive shoes — just slipped my foot into the supple […]
Gramma goes to soccer camp
I went to soccer camp a couple of times last week – a first for me. I carefully packed my equipment for the early morning start; lawn chair, travel mug of coffee, sunscreen. I parked myself on my designated side of the fence and ushered my miniature player through the gate. I was pooped before […]