I tried to give Mom something to look forward to. After Dad passed, I promised I would take her anywhere she desired. Being a world traveler, I imagined what she would choose. Her first response [Read more...]
Well it’s over and done. Finisimo We finished that train-wreck of 2020 and all the carnage that left us feeling vulnerable like never before—sliced as thin as tissue paper. We wade out of [Read more...]
Some things we never forget. Like that first fumbling kiss in the darkened movie theater. Not impressed. Or the knee-knocking reprimand from a policeman--after being stopped for speeding my first [Read more...]
(This photo shared by a dear friend in Minneapolis today) Chaos in the streets strikes fear as we view these disturbing images, yet chaos in the medical field parallels the unrest. In the face of [Read more...]
I was losing the tug-of-war game big time--to a puppy...Stretched to the max, he yanked at my sweater until I wrestled the fabric from his grip. Once a beloved work sweater, when it became a favorite [Read more...]
I knew we were in trouble when my inner alarm began to screech. The black clouds boiled, hurling angry rain at my porch. And when the winds roared fierce, pushing the deluge horizontal to the soggy [Read more...]
Lindsey Thompson April 17 at 9:06 PM My mask was soaking wet today. Not with sweat like it usually is. (Well, maybe a little) It was wet with tears. It was soaking wet [Read more...]
He waved the green liquid in front of my face like a trophy. “Look, Mom, I found two, do you want one?” And like a dummy, I said I was all good and he could keep both the sanitizers because his little [Read more...]
Like Sully the big blue monster from Jett's favorite animated movie—Monsters Inc, I set a new scare-record. I’ve gone three whole weeks with no make-up. Eek! As a Texas-bred gal, I was raised in the [Read more...]
I’m obsessed. The virus vernacular litters my speech. It’s embedded in my thoughts. It haunts my actions as I click and scroll and watch. I lecture my parents about isolating because [Read more...]