Book review: Tales of a Female Nomad
I’m sensing a theme in my recent reading. I recently read Eat, Pray, Love, about a woman who leaves her life behind for a year to travel and find herself. Loved the book. And now, I just finished reading Tales …
Sometimes it’s great
Usually when people find out Tom works from home their first reaction is “Wow! That must be great!” You’d think so. Come to think of it, those women whose husbands have worked from home give me that sympathetic look because …
Another letter
Dear Body, I still haven’t received a response from the letter dated April 24th. Very rude to not reply, you know. Miss Manners would not approve. Did you think I wouldn’t notice? That I’d let it all pass? What do …
What’s on your playlist?
This week I got to thinking. Dangerous, I know. At Tim Russert’s memorial several days ago, they played music from his iPod. And I couldn’t help but wonder…did his wife or son just go through his iPod and pick something …
Someday, they’ll pay for their own therapy
Karen had a wonderful quote she shared yesterday. Go read it, I’m not going anywhere. You back? Good. Her post got me thinking about a small placard my mom gave me when A was born. Oh give me patience when …
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie
…everything gets fracked. I’ve seen how nutso my sons get during a full moon. January was bad, April I almost sold them…that means July oughta been just swell. Once a quarter, that seems to be their M.O. And now my …
The Big 5-0-0
So I thought this was post #500, but miscounted (which is not surprising, as I am a musician by training and really only need to be able to count to twelve). Let’s pretend this is post #500, shall we? What …
So what can we do?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve likely heard that the Midwest is a bit damp. Iowa in particular. Now, I have no love lost for certain parts of the state (look, it was a really long year living …
I need a cork…
There are times, like right now, when I really wish I wasn’t a musician. I get earworms in the worst way. You know earworms…those little snippets of a song or piece of music that plays on an endless loop in …
I never thought I’d see the day…
On Sunday we took the boys to the Community Center swimming pool. This thing is a kids’ dream. Zero-depth entry, a waterslide, big pipes splashing water on people in the pool, the works. Every mom in the area spends all …