I love the classic Disney films because most often they are about wishes and dreams being fulfilled. From Cinderella to Simba, the characters overcome obstacles, find the courage to follow their dreams, discover beauty within themselves, and learn that wishes…
Waiting, Wambling, Wisdom teeth, and Woozy were the words of the day. Today was the big day. I had made an appointment at 10:30 a.m. with the oral surgeon for to have my sixteen year old son’s wisdom teeth removed. …
Until recently I have always thought about music from the perspective of the notes, the magnificence of a complex score, the blending of voices and instruments in perfect harmony, and the rhythms that move me. I’ve never thought about the…
Multitasking: The handling of more than one task at the same time: it’s a desirable attribute in computers and sometimes in people, but never while driving, and especially not in the morning when you’re half asleep. I confess that I…
There were many things I was prepared for when I became a single mom; the role of CSS (Chief Spider Slayer) was not among them. This year has been the worst for spiders. I may be crazy, but I think…
I have moved many times throughout my life, and consider myself to be somewhat of an expert in packing, unpacking, and settling in over a weekend plus an extra day to hang pictures. My last move was quite the opposite: it…
It took almost a year, but at long last, the porch has been transformed from ceiling to floor boxes and evenings of playing the guessing game of ‘what’s behind box number three,’ and is now a place to enjoy the…
The night Irene hit, I went to bed expecting to wake up to a house with no power and a basement full of water. I figured by morning we’d be surrounded by a moat and the yard would be littered…
“Batten down the hatches” is a phrase that makes me think of movies like “A Perfect Storm” or “Pirates of the Caribbean.” I never thought it would be something I would hear as part of a conversation while waiting in…
After checking the itinerary no less than 700 times before heading to the airport, my youngest son and I were finally airborne and on our way to Minnesota for a long-awaited vacation at the lake. The day had gone without…