Super Bowl Sunday is upon us and while I couldn’t care less about NFL football, I will…
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Lucky kid
Three things you should know about me by now: I enjoy car rides, I like hanging out with my kids…
Photograph
My son took a photo of me during our summer vacation. I am standing in the lake, feet buried in the…
Signals
Recently, the left turn signal of the beloved station wagon blew its bulb. You simply don’t…
Community spirit
We are lucky to live in Wellington County, in our hamlets, villages and towns. Ignore the taxes.…
Screwed
Washing dishes is a dangerous thing for me. I think a lot. That’s usually trouble. Like when…
Here we go again
Christmas 2010 came, it went. I am not sad that the Christmas tree came down. I do not miss…
Royal advice
My invitation did not arrive. I was not on the Royal Wedding guest list. It’s okay. I…
Cast away
There are not many moments of solace for a mother on vacation with her children. Who am I kidding?…
Santa Baby
It goes without saying that I adore my Carpenter. He works hard. He is a good man. He still…
“For M”
Call me philosophical, but it seems to me that in this life, it is the big things that happen that…
Driver in training
As much as it pains me to quote Hilary Clinton, she coined the phrase “it takes a village to…
Packing up
The funny thing about a vacation is that you don’t know you need one until you are actually…
Hits and misses
Two months into puppy training and I believe this title says it all. One day the four-month-old…
Mouse catcher
To be fair, I had warned the children not to leave sporting equipment, toys, swim towels, etc. in…