When the going gets tough – the tough bake cookies
Our furnace has been causing us grief lately. Naturally it waited for winter, and its warranty to expire, to throw a tantrum. The first episode occurred on Christmas Eve – it was so chilly in the house we worried the turkey wouldn’t thaw. The technician arrived almost immediately, perhaps thankful the call for help came […]
Hashtag This Is Us
I’m totally caught up in the phenomenon of ‘This Is Us’ on television. Admittedly, I’m late to the party – I had to binge watch a season and a half on iTunes to get in the groove. But once the show hooked me I was in, wholeheartedly, completely. I love these characters – they have […]
True Confessions
I knew the news wasn’t going to be good. I’ve been avoiding my day of reckoning for a while. I’ve been consciously remiss – if I didn’t know, I could feign innocence, then I wouldn’t have to address the problem, I wouldn’t have to own it. But I knew what I was doing, I knew […]
The dregs
We are down to the dregs of the chocolate box, those last few dipped morsels that were strategically overlooked while there were caramels and truffles to choose from. They are the last of the Christmas chocolates, the ones nobody wanted. They’ve been nestled in their assigned compartments for as long as it has taken for […]
Life Lessons
Just when I thought I was getting a handle on this Mom thing I looked up and found all our kids had grown up and moved out. I finally have some answers and nobody’s got any questions. I have all this wisdom to impart and no one to impart it upon. I’m willing to bet […]
Un-decking the Halls
Well, 2018 has officially left the launching pad – we are a week into the new year and my halls are still decked. I’m sitting here, coffee in hand, looking at the beautifully fluffed garland that is about to dive back into the large green garbage bag it lives in when it is not festiving […]
Poised for the new year
We are in the home stretch of 2017, January first is dangling like a carrot on the horizon. New Year’s Day, the launching pad for so many personal goals, falls on a Monday this year which, in my books, makes it a double whammy. I’ve started my list, I’ve begun charting my course and I […]
Ready. Set. Done
It’s Boxing Day – the refrigerator is burping the fragrance of cold turkey and cooked Brussels sprouts every time I open its door, the recycling bin is full to overflowing with festive paper and superfluous packaging and I’m eating the last of the Christmas trifle for breakfast. Christmas is done like dinner. And for me, […]
Christmas Brownies
This past week I was invited to participate in an evening of holiday craft making with my daughter’s Brownies/Sparks troop. She helps coordinate 17 little girls who are on a serious quest for badges and recognition. She is a good sport about her role as Snowy Owl, and seems to have a level of patience […]
Fluffing the Garland
I’m a little behind schedule this year, what with the wedding and the dog with blown knee and all, but I’m finally getting around to fluffing the garland. It’s a chore, this fluffing business, and a thankless job, but garland just doesn’t look its best without a good fluffing. My garland has been fluffed more […]