At 12 years old, Patrick kept insisting that he was old enough to stay at home by himself if we wanted to go out to dinner or run an errand or two. He’s practically grown up, he’s old enough to babysit, he can take care of himself – all kinds of reasons were coming out …
Here’s what happened at my house during my first conference call back in 2003 when I was still working for the law firm. My son slept in that school-less day because we were going to go stand in line that night for the release of the latest Harry Potter book, and I didn’t want a …
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I don’t know why kids today don’t sleep out in the backyard like we used to in the late 50’s and early 60’s. That was the highlight of the week, but considering that our weeks didn’t contain any organized sports, video games, cable or even our own choice of programs on the TV, I guess …
I managed to coerce my 27 y/o son away from his enthralling video game to head into the kitchen to make his favorite food from scratch. He was not enthused at all, but I was sure we could turn that around. I had a recipe, a bread maker, all the ingredients, and enough gumption for …
We’re Makin’ PIZZA! and Mac ‘n Cheese! and Memories!!! Read More »
May 6, 2015 My ‘old man’, as he insisted I call him, had been dying for almost ten years now. You would have thought this eulogy would have been written and rewritten and rewritten, but I never started it until last night. He outlived the doctor who told him he wouldn’t see the …
He was a very, very young baby boy, and I, then 42, was an old, old first-time mom. Only home from the hospital a couple of days, it was time to give him his first bath. My husband, 11 years younger and someone who had grown up around babies, inexplicably let me take the lead. …
It’s been years in the making but here we finally are. I read somewhere recently that writers should not hold back, should not save their best stuff for later, or for an upcoming book. Give it everything you’ve got and more will rise up. That hit me soundly, shattering all ill-conceived ideas of saving my …
The elegant dessert was slowly rolled out into the center dining area of a small Indian restaurant in Windsor, Canada, on a cloth-covered cart. Twenty-five of us were at my friend’s 50th birthday celebration and everyone’s focus was on the large white half-circle shaped mound covered with swirls heading our way. The waiter poured something …
Feb. 6, 2021 I’ve teleworked at home for ten long months now and other than a few camping trips last summer, I’ve pretty much stayed at home. Our 25 y/o son has also been at home finishing up a semester before grad school, constantly playing video games, yelling his head off for someone to “1B1 …
