I'm enjoying a moment, you ever have those? Yesterday was a thirteen hour workday, in a room with five other people, on an 89 degree day in a building that (apparently) does not run its air conditioning on the weekends. By the end of the day I looked exactly like someone who had been up … Continue reading A Moment →

It's almost time for the annual vacation with my three sisters and all of our kids, making us a party of eleven, plus a dog or two. This weekend I have to work, go to a graduation party, and then shop and pack. Piece of cake! (Crazy laugh) My sister Neala, third child of four … Continue reading The Circus Family →

I went to visit Grandpa tonight. Well, first I baked some stuffed shells and cheese bread, and made some meatballs and chicken stir fry with rice and then packaged it up along with some "Strawberry Peach Angel Delight" and brought it all over for Grandpa's freezer and fridge. He doesn't really need me to do … Continue reading Grandpa →

I went to a wedding shower last Friday for my sister in law, who is the same age as me and getting married this July. I think what goes on at showers is supposed to stay at showers but I'm going to tell you on the down-low, okay? When the bride-to-be had finished opening her … Continue reading Unsolicited Advice →

We had a catastrophe this week, or as other people call them, car problems. Whenever Bunny calls me unexpectedly during the day, either someone died, or she's having car problems. (Because for anything else she would text) When you don't have the knowledge or capacity to fix things, every car problem becomes a catastrophe. [Enter … Continue reading Catastrophe →

I made potato salad today because ever since Lisa at work got "The Call" about her mom, and told me how her mom makes the best potato salad, I've been dreaming about really delicious potato salad. Lisa's mom is her "best potato salad person" in her life. In my life it's my mother-in-law. She makes … Continue reading Ode to a Potato…Salad →

I'm having a high performing day so far. I cooked homemade, healthy food, I exercised and I practiced my violin. I RSVP'd to a wedding shower, ordered gifts for the shower and for Fathers Day, mailed a card to my niece for her Presidential Award for good grades, and a card for Bunny congratulating her … Continue reading Rigamarole →

Mac watched his childhood friend hug his wife and waited for the feeling to hit. Which feeling, he wasn't sure, maybe all of them, full force, which is why it surprised him that he felt almost nothing at all. It occurred to him that in order to save his daughter, he might just be willing … Continue reading Fiction 2 →

I'm finally home! Yesterday when I text J from the airport to tell him I'd landed, he text back, "Thanks for letting me know, I'll start stripping down," which made me smile the whole way there. I live over an hour from the airport, so I rolled down the windows, put Bob Seger's "Fire Down … Continue reading Home →

Today at work we were having a pretty ok day in the war room. There are always issues when you're working with new code, but so far we hadn't encountered anything that we didn't know how to handle. No "show stoppers" we say. And then my coworker got The Call. The Call was from back … Continue reading Call Your Mom →