There's a lot to say but then again, where do you really start ( Read more... )

I am the keeper of the little black book. Now I know that sounds like something that could be potentially sordid. It may call to your mind the scandalous and somewhat nefarious behaviors of certain people. But this black book, it's been passed from our mother to us and it contains recipes. We've thumbed through it our entire lives. If a recipe was ( Read more... )

Dear Kathleen ( Read more... )

I don't remember the context for what prompted my father to say this, but I never forgot this line ( Read more... )

Another Rotary 4-Way Test and my girl is on her way to the regional competition at Kent Roosevelt on April 11th.  She did very well but the REAL competition stayed out of the local contest (presumably sick) and what she faces are some extremely talented kids from around NEO. I really have to coach her. I wonder if she'll allow me to teach her ( Read more... )

So. At this late date, I am trying to figure out where to put all of my stuff. And I have to admit, I am feeling resentful about the fact that I cleared an entire room for him and I'm trying to shove my own office into a corner. The decorative aspect of it is just eluding me, for some reason, when it absolutely should not. I'm feeling resentment. ( Read more... )

I'm feeling lots of things today, as I sit in the living room on 10 Shady Lane and looking at the palm tree that my father proclaimed to love so much. My feelings include nostalgia, hope, sleepiness and mostly satisfaction. So much happened this year, how could I possibly recap ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in the dawn hour, looking at my Christmas tree and all of the holiday lights set up here on Arlington Drive. Kelli just left, Matt is still in bed, and I've got a quiet moment to just savor the silence and enjoy this still hour. The gratitude that I feel is tremendous; I have a lot of joy and thankfulness within me. I'm more than ready ( Read more... )

I don't know how I keep it together this time of year but somehow, I'm ahead of the curve. I always have papers to grade but they are under control. I have the study guide and the midterm written and ready to roll. My plans for the week are solid. I feel really, really good about things. But I am definitely ready for this break. All of the fun ( Read more... )

I'm so ready for a vacation, I could run out of this building waving my hands over my head and screaming. Seriously ( Read more... )