It's Not Personal. It's Springsteen.
If you’d been raised where I was, when I was, you’d understand. It’s not personal. It’s Springsteen.
At Least the Bugs are Clean
Reason #243 why I never get to the bottom of my laundry. Answer:Question: “Where’s the tape?” That’s my yard. But that’s not my kid. Or my trumpet.
I Don't Miss the Playground.
We were passing by the community playground on Saturday when a dark thought hit me: I don’t miss that at all. It was so unexpected, it actually made me catch my breath.
Five Fun Photos for Friday
A MommaSaid.net classic I was looking for photos today, and stumbled upon these classics from my MommaSaid Photo Album. They called it “acorn tennis.” I called it “a reason to wear goggles today.”
I Lost My Family in the Supermarket.
As I dashed around the store, putting things back, I ran into the same three friends, the pharmacist and the sale on Cheerios, pretending all the way that it’s normal to return items to the shelves.
5 Things I'd Ask God For
I’ve asked for a cure for cancer so often, perhaps it’s time to lower my expecations a bit. So last night, while I laid awake thinking about life and whether or not I remembered to buy milk at the supermarket, I came up with five simpler things I’d ask God for: Middle-aged insomnia should coincide […]
Give Me Chicken Pox and I'm Your Friend for Life
Paula and I had chicken pox together. And once you’ve had an itchy contagion during childhood, you are connected for life
