She gave me a wry grin and shook her head. "Is that getting old?" I asked. "Yes," she said, but her laughter told me she (sorta) liked my little comedy routine. Now that my daughter and husband (and most of us) are doing school and work at home, I say, "Drive safe!" and "See you... Continue Reading →
If I believed a defense of temporary insanity was a bunch of hogwash before that moment, I now knew differently. I truly did lose my mind. The roads were terribly icy, and snow was coming down. I was dismayed that they weren't given a snow day, but was taking the twenty-five minute drive to my... Continue Reading →
"Did you leave yet?" I frantically asked. "Please don't go, we've been robbed!" The minute we saw that our window had been smashed and our car broken into, I called our son, who was in another vehicle with our daughter, his wife and mother and father in-law, leaving from the same parking lot. It was... Continue Reading →
What do you think people will say about you after you’re gone? What do you want to be remembered for? What will your legacy be? Back in high school, my classmates and I once had a homework assignment to write our own obituaries. I remember hating that requirement and feeling that it was extremely morbid,... Continue Reading →
For the dear life of me, I couldn't justify the angry, hateful looks I was getting from the woman a few people ahead of me at the check-out line. Marina and I had been driving by one of our favorite stores and decided to pull in and buy a needed gift. Rina grabbed her... Continue Reading →
