Shouldn’t Life Be Fun?
Today is my mother-in-law’s birthday. You may remember her – I have written about her. She is the gracious Southern lady who saved our away-from-my-own-kitchen Christmas Eve dinner by incredibly packing grits in her bag. And it’s her baked beans recipe that has gotten rave reviews. She’s our matriarch …
You’re down to the last semester of high school. More than likely, your child is getting ready to fly away from the nest. He’s going to college – or moving away to work and live on his own. You’ve spent the last 18 years making …
Want something fun and delicious for this weekend? BBQ. Bacon. Shrimp. Need I say more? This is one of my family’s favorite appetizers. Easy enough to prepare while we watch football and fancy enough to serve as an appetizer for a holiday meal. And delicious! …
The news is scary. It’s real. When I was little and saw something on tv that frightened me, my parents told me “Don’t worry. It’s just tv. It’s not real.”. I knew then not to worry – my world was safe. Now I’m an adult and …
If I make homemade soup, someone is sick or it’s cold outside. Well, it’s cold in Florida this week. . . cold for Floridians anyway. (It actually snowed in Tallahassee today!) We won’t see any snow this far south, but we will be seeing socks …
It’s Christmas morning, and even the dog has gone back to sleep. Gone are the days where our three sons got up at the crack of dawn to see what Santa brought. Gone are the days of matching pajamas (although I’m threatening to bring that …
Life has returned to normal. Well, the new normal. No kids at home. The refrigerator looks bare and laundry baskets are practically empty. The driveway is no longer packed with the family fleet. It’s safe to leave your socks out – the dog has left, …
It’s the trophies. Three large bins of trophies. One for each son. There are trophies for soccer, wrestling, t-ball, baseball, football, tennis and basketball. With three sons, we were well represented in almost every sport. There are also medallions, ribbons and other sports-based keepsakes. Some …
I have always had a lot of men in life. Not like you’d think. I’m talking about brothers, sons and male-coworkers. I’ve gotten pretty good at understanding how they think and believe me, it’s not like women think. Not even close. I realized this (yet …
