Ghosts get lonely, too
My mother and Olivia have been in town for the last few days to watch AJ's little league tournament. I'm not eating the sour grapes, but there was a massive abuse of the 'call up' system and some of the teams had some of their not so wonderful players go on vacation so they ...
Chicago White Sox fans are rude
While I'm aware that my title is antagonistic and I'm setting myself up for trolls, I would be remiss if I lied about my experience at the U.S. Cellular field. I'm also aware that most of our experiences are made up of our perceptions, so I'm going to make the rudeness short and then ...
Why a small children’s party is as good, if not better than a large party
Today, I was reading Jen's blog (which, if you haven't read it, you should) on her child's birthday party and the quandary she is in due to the creativity of her son and his having invited most of the school and the neighboring 3 counties (my author liberty) to his birthday party.
When I ...
Overachievers anonymous: The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
On Friday, I was lucky enough to get to pick AJ up from school and he was lucky enough to be a 'car rider' that day. With my going to school and working, this happens, at most, once a week or every two weeks. It was raining heavily and the pick-up line was ...
Joy : A great-granddaughter’s reflections
When we're children, we don't appreciate the adults in our lives who bestow that amazing wisdom upon us that we would vacuum up as adults. In fact, we often view them as stuffy, old, or not the type of people that we want to spend time with. I don't know that I ever ...
Never forget: My Best Easter ever, thanks to my 8 year old
Sometimes I manage to get it right. I often think that I'm an ok mother. I'm not downing my abilities as a parent, but I see all of those 'super moms' and I do tend to wonder how they have the energy for what they are doing. Short of uppers (please pull ...