The list was long, and getting longer. My husband and I had an agenda, and it was to be handled in one trip to the Twin Cities. While the high gas prices invite consolidation, a day trip is a nice excuse to hang out together too. My husband rattled off his errands, I added mine, and we wisely decided writing… Read More
Love doesn’t take a vacation
I ran into an acquaintance today and, since it had been a while, we chatted about what was going on in our respective lives. She is several years older than me and was interested in what vacations my husband and I had been on recently. I explained that after two “big” trips last year we were chosing to stay closer… Read More
Thunder sighs
Bed shaking rumble. Flickering light washes my face and torments my closed eyes. Ker-BOOM! I give up and squint a sleepy eyeball at the hazy darkness. Another lightning flash highlights edges and vacant space. Ah, a thunderstorm is passing through. When I was a child my grandmother would wake me and make me sit up with her whenever a thunderstorm… Read More
Lessons from today
My son’s friend was recently sharing the challenges he has been facing as he searches for a job. It is not pretty out there, but he is determined to find his dream job and to move forward. As we were discussing his various interviews the topic of relocation came up. He said if he moved too much outside of the… Read More
Kiss my tulips
I was brushing my teeth this morning and happened to gaze out the window. (A nice change from staring down at the blob of toothpaste on my clean shirt.) The sun was still a bit sleepy, but the glow from several tulips caught my eye. Yellow and pink, they swayed and waved from a bored brown landscape. Keep in mind… Read More
Mom
As Mother’s Day approaches, I’ve been hearing a lot of people reflect on what it means to be a mother, or how their mothers influenced them…for better or worse. Mom and I had a complex relationship, lending paucity to warm and fuzzy moments. Nonetheless, when I think about her, I always give a silent prayer of thanks for her sense… Read More
Bread anyone?
Ah, to be well intentioned. The morning had started with a bang, and so I raced. Not in a running for a purpose way, but in an “I’ve got 20 things to do and 10 minutes to do it” way. Eating didn’t make it on the list, so by lunch my stomach was growling like a pack of wolves at… Read More
Comparisons, Part 2
In an interesting chain of events, I had another view of female comparing. I was having lunch with a new friend today and she shared this story: Dianne was staying in a small village in Tibet. One day she decided to go to the next biggest town and visit the hot baths…a place that is not exactly an American spa,… Read More
Clumsy cute
Booker and I were out for a walk and as the wind picked up he spotted an oak leaf bumbling across the road. The papery sound combined with random bounces was irresistible. He spurted forward hoping to attack the ferocious saber-toothed leaf-thing, but his hind legs weren’t in sync with his front and he took a tumble. Somewhat surprised, he… Read More
Comparisons
Am I the only woman who compares herself to women of a like age? The other day I was watching the news and commented to my husband that Ann Curry (NBC) doesn’t have any facial wrinkles. How does she do that? He grunted and said, “You don’t have wrinkles either.” Well, that was the wrong thing to say no matter… Read More
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