For years, all the stuff that had no home went to live in the guest room. In the closets, under the bed, in the dresser drawers were things like my wedding dress, out-of-season clothing, scores of “Congratulations on your new baby!” cards, rattles, an ironing basket ignored for so long that the wrinkled shirts it contains were long [...]
So there I was, stuck inside the house. A blizzard fell around us. The world outside was a magical, mystical scene, the snow transforming our usually dull state, with a flick of two letters in the final syllable, into the sparkling land of Pennsylnavia. A fire crackled in the grate. A batch of sugar cookies awaited [...]
That’s my beautiful niece Logan, age 13, who grabbed every spare minute during the family reunion to read Memoirs of a Geisha. She even sat in the car while everyone else went on a quick shopping trip so she could finish it. Logan highly recommends this book, as does my dad. And speaking of being [...]
In our school district, kids received their high school letters last night – not for football, soccer, or lacrosse - but for achievement in the ARTS. It was like our own mini-Oscars. The title of this post comes from the T-shirt worn by one of the attendees. We clapped loudly and often for high achievement in rocking-chair-woodcrafting, [...]
Can I just say how very thankful I am that Emily and I share the writing job at this blog? Coming up with fresh material 5 days a week all by myself would be hugely stressful. Even if I had enough good material on my own, which I wouldn’t, where would the time come from to [...]
I’m declaring a state of personal emergency. There is no good book by my bedside. Normally I have one at bat, one in the on-deck circle, more in the dugout, extras in the bullpen, and others coming up through the minor league. But my pipeline has run dry, and I need your help. It all began in childhood, [...]
It all came crashing down. Twice. The night before last, I was putting Chase to bed when Noah appeared. “Mom, my ENTIRE bookcase just fell off the dresser.” I hadn’t heard a thing. So I do what a lot of Moms do in these situations. I asked a series of incredulous questions all at once. “Just [...]
The following is my recollection of a recent discussion over Sunday dinner with certain members of my family. Names have remained the same to incriminate and embarrass the innocent. I may have completely inventedtaken some poetic license as to the exact dialogue but the general sentiment is there. Since I can’t remember how this conversation [...]
