Noah, Cheyenne, Sarah & Cory Well, Noah goes back to Canada on the first flight out tomorrow morning. He wants me to get up and cook him biscuits and gravy in the very early AM when I will likely still be half asleep. As if I don't have enough difficulty cooking when I am fully [...]
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The Scrabble tournament continues…
Some of you will recall that my last Scramble tournament with my son, Noah. ended in a tie. Well, Noah is here for a visit and the tournament continues. Game one on night one goes to me. So far the play has been somewhat hospitable – the trash talk is still at a minimum. Of [...]
The reason for waking up and going to bed…
Here is the best insight I can supply as to why I get out of bed every day and why I go to bed exhausted every night...a girl named Cheyenne. Here is what I am thinking...too bad she doesn't want to be a comedic actress. I think she already has a head start on hamming [...]
No pink curlers and hairspray today…
Today is picture day – for Cheyenne. I am reminded of dozens of other picture days over the years – both my children’s and my own. Cheyenne picked out what she would wear this year for pictures with no consult from me, which is fine. I am on picture day probation anyway for all the [...]
A bit of smile therapy…
Well, my wagon is still draggin’. I slept a good long time and woke up with the feeling that someone shoved a hundred beans forcefully into my nostrils to fill every available area of my face. I loathe acknowledging out loud that my face hurts lest I open myself up to the retort, “well, it [...]
The s-word…
A headline in Monday’s paper read, “Saturday Night Live' starts season with F-bomb!” I cannot walk away without comment. “F-bomb”… is that the best way we can do in framing the use of the “f-word”? I am not afraid to say or write out the “f-word” but do not do so here based on the [...]
I’ve been given clearance…
Today is the first day of fifth grade for Cheyenne. It is a big day that takes me all the way back to the first day of kindergarten - times four. With three children that are over twenty-one, I have already lived these moments before. Surprisingly that does not take the edge off the little [...]
THE NEW FORTY 