Yesterday I found myself reliving a piece of my childhood. My father was driving, my mother was in the front seat, and I was wedged in the back with my two sisters. Even though my sisters and I are now all in our forties, have seven kids between us, and my dad was actually driving my sister’s SUV, I couldn’t help but feel like I was 11. If we were in the old Volvo with a bag … [Read more...]
When it Takes More than a Kiss to Make it All Better
For the last few weeks, I’ve been feeling a bit sluggish, and my patience with my three darlings has been used up well before lunchtime. I’ve chalked up my less-than-charming personality to the summer doldrums and the excessive heat. Also, the doctor just told me my vitamin D levels were in the subhuman level, so maybe that’s been making me a little more edgy. But today as … [Read more...]
