As a teenage girl, the phrase ” I love you too” holds certain meaning…..on one hand, you desperately want to hear your boyfriend express his love, but there is something about the ‘too’ that gives us a hang up. We want someone else to say it first. We don’t want anyone telling us they love us because they feel like… View Post
So….clearly, we are having problems with King Gardens in Toronto, Ontario. They are owned by a company called Revera, Inc. But we are not alone….small consolation. On the front page of the Toronto Star (last Monday) was an article about another one of their facilites….. an elderly woman passed away, but the funeral home couldn’t take her away until a… View Post
This beautiful lady you see in this picture is my grandmother. She is posing with me on my first birthday, 30-some years ago. At 95, she is the only grandparent I have left, and the only one I have ever really known. For my entire childhood, Grams, or Grammy as I call her (she calls me darlin’) spent at least… View Post
I’ll set the scene for you: This little girl has to go to the bathroom. She invites me in (demands my presence) when she has to poop. I walk in. “Mommy, will you close the door so I can have some privacy?” No problem. Door closed. “Thanks, Mommy. Now, just let me get my magazine. I like to read when… View Post
My husband is gone for the next month. Training for a new job. He will get to come home July 3-5th, but other than that….the kids have only me. Which isn’t so bad during the day. But nighttime….well, that’s a different story. For 3 1/2 hours last night, Coop called out for his daddy. “Daddy….where are you?”, “Daddy? You lay… View Post
So….let me set the scene for you. I’m in Linens N Things….scouting out a little home decor (we’ve only been in our house for 18 months…figure it is time for me to get on the ball). I’m singing along to the music overhead as I approach the end of an aisle. What do I see at the end of the… View Post
