Winter here in the Midwest seems to have tightened its grip, holding strong, with few signs of letting go. Cold temps, gray days, and crusty snow seem to be the norm lately and there don’t seem to be any indications that things will change any time soon. Quite frankly, I…
I am wearing pink today. Or, rather, I was wearing pink yesterday – inadvertently on Wednesday – when I wrote this post. Apparently all the cool girls wear pink on Wednesdays. But, given that I just learned about this trendy spoof from the movie “Mean Girls” nearly nine years after…
“I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.” — Andrew Wiles, British mathematician The topic for today’s Monday Listicles is 10 THINGS YOU THOUGHT AS A CHILD YOU WOULD DO/BE, courtesy of Wendy at Twisted Domestic Goddess. So here is a…
When I was a kid, my paternal grandparents came to stay with us almost every weekend. They didn’t live far – just an hour and a half away in Milwaukee – so their frequent visits were a mainstay in our weekend plans. The frequency of their visits lent a sort…
Author’s Note: This post appeared at the Huffington Post on December 31, 2012. You can read and comment there as well. And, as always, please spread the word and share far and wide. ******************* I don’t set New Year’s resolutions. They never seem to work for me. Instead of kick-starting…
Every few months, I pack the boys into the minivan and we make the trek from the suburbs into the city to visit my husband at his office. The boys love these little adventures. They watch movies in the car while I try not to cuss too much at the…