I was all set to use “Throwback Thursday” and the coming of Halloween to reminisce about Halloween days of old. But then I logged on this morning and found out that today is National CAT Day, and … how could I not tell you about all my pusses? So – I offer up two separate … Continue reading Two For the Price of One
Month: October 2015
Ramblings, Memories, and a Subliminal PSA
When Ava was diagnosed at age 2, Owen was 6. They say that when a child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes it affects the whole family. That we all will have to adjust to the “new normal.” Back then, I often worried about how it all affected Owen – between the trauma of the … Continue reading Ramblings, Memories, and a Subliminal PSA
A Comedy in Errors
You know that saying, if I didn’t laugh, I’d cry. Sometimes frustration just gets the best of me, and I’ve been feeling like a slow-building implosion about to happen. That’s not today, particularly, ... just an overall sense of being over the last 7 days.I’ve been running kids like an ancillary running water to an … Continue reading A Comedy in Errors
Two Parties On the Same Day – Part II
The second party was getting underway, almost exclusively under the leadership of my charismatic and quite inebriated little brother. I found him upstairs in the kitchen, loudly pontificating on I-don’t-know-what to a 60-ish friend of Todd’s. At 6’ 1” and fully filled-out frame, my brother has the power to be intimidating, but if you know … Continue reading Two Parties On the Same Day – Part II
It Comes In Many Forms
Last Sunday night I was driving north to pick up the kids from their dad’s and listening to Sirius. There was a commercial for another station having a “Town Hall” with Kerry Washington (Olivia Pope, Scandal) so, being a sort-of fan, I tuned in. Among other things, she mentioned her involvement in the Allstate Foundation’s Purple … Continue reading It Comes In Many Forms