The long Labor Day weekend always marks the official end of summer here, with people heading to the beach one last time. And just like that, it’s over. The three days yawned on for what seemed like five with the three of us taking it easy. Other than spending Saturday at the horse races with…
Category: Teenagers
Babysitting 101? Not.
Your husband asks you if it’s okay that a nephew comes to stay for a few hours one night while his family is out on the town. You say, “of course,” because how difficult is it to watch a 5-year-old? After all, you’ve raised three boys of your own, and taught countless children. Right? You:…
That Summer Feeling
It’s the last day of school and because 99.9% of us have spent time in a seat in a classroom counting the days and minutes and seconds until we could say, “It’s the last day of school!” we know it’s a special day. And then there’s another portion of us who stood in that classroom…
Teenagers, school, and grey hair.
How do we get to Friday so quickly now when it used to seem as if it was forever hovering in the distance of my pseudo nine-to-five work week? It’s amazing, and I’m left feeling yet again that I need some kind of a drive through where I can order a few more hours each…
Cork for My Attitude, Perhaps?
I am seriously cranky today. For the most part, I wouldn’t bother to mention it because I rarely am, and if I am, it’s not something worth mentioning. I have committed myself to a permanent state of being one who does not deserve to be cranky ever again, no longer having to deal with the…
Spring Break, The Fed, & Bracketology
It’s Spring Break here. That means that at least in Paradise, the clear blue sky and brilliant sunshine will coax you outside after you’ve donned your tee-shirt and shorts only to find that the air is less than warm. Chilly, in fact. It’s rude. What’s even more rude is having to look at winter legs…