I grew up with the Norman Rockwell vision of the holidays. It didn’t help that my mom was one of those people that went full tilt into creating that reality. She would put up at least five full Christmas trees. It wasn’t the kind of tree that had a few...
I have a secret. It’s one that I have kept hidden for a very long time, and I have never planned on spilling it to anyone. But here’s the thing, I have committed to writing regular blog posts, and well, I need to write about something so it might as well be about my...
Well, Grandpa up and died. He was 93, so I guess it was time. I grew up with him telling me that I would probably never see him again because he was going to die. My father told me that Grampa told him that he was going to die the first time he met my mom....
I can’t help but laugh. I was taking a work break and reading a novel. The couple in the novel were about to get married for convenience in a courthouse. The mom was complaining to the daughter about the courthouse and how unromantic that was when I suddenly realized...
Okay, it’s my birthday. Yes, I am writing this on my birthday but will not be posting it on my blog on my birthday because, yes; I am afraid of creepos. Anyways, it is my birthday, and I wake up first thing in the morning to check my phone. Yes, I am addicted...
