“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ~ C.S. Lewis The quotable Lewis summarizes what has been fleshed this blogosphere and in real life conversations with my real (as opposed to virtual) friends. I have been delighted by every comment and conversation! It only fans the writing flame inside me. Following is a list of moments when friendships have been born or nurtured, where you and I have said to one … [Read more...]
Dearly Departed
What a ridiculous luxury—a portable DVD player. (Pfff!) I doubted I’d ever use one since I’d vowed long before I had children that I would never use the screen as a “baby sitter.” Never say never. Accurian Dual Screen Portable DVD Player (Accurian? Now there’s a name you know and trust.) Today we gather to eulogize our beloved traveling companion, the Accurian Dual Screen Portable DVD player. The ADSPDVDP (as it will heretofore be called) was born in China, but imported to the … [Read more...]
A Stroke of Genius
Some days I feel like a total imposter, faking my way through everything. Hoping my kids don’t discover that they can probably school me in a timed race of multiplication facts. Coaching courtside, praying they don’t ask me to demonstrate a lay-up. Wishing I wasn’t the only willing pitcher. And since poor pitching allows for little batting and fielding, the game is usually over before it begins. But then there those occasional days when I feel like an absolute genius. Today was such a … [Read more...]
Time Saving Tidbit
My kitchen floor bears the marks of a week’s worth (uh…perhaps more) of meal preparation and consumption. A virtual culinary mosaic of spaghetti sauce, flattened peas, scattered oats, even what appears to be a dehydrated sliced strawberry. Is that asparagus? When did we have asparagus last? Unfortunately a full-on floor mopping is out of the question. That kind of undertaking requires at least an hour—10 minutes of prep time to clear the floor of furniture, large … [Read more...]
Parental Prescription
On my book shelves I have no less than 10 parenting books, so I feel like I’ve read a lot about “good parenting.” Unfortunately, good parenting isn’t about what you know, it’ about what you do. Before you think I’m being self deprecating, let me tell you, I’ve tried a heap of all those recommendations. But sometimes, they simply don’t work for me. Since necessity is the mother of invention, I’ve had to invent some...shall we say...unconventional methods which I use only in my direst … [Read more...]