In just a few short days, a battle’s going to break out in my (mostly) happy home. Every November, my family starts its annual Christmas Music War. Each year it’s me against my husband, Joe, and the three darlings that I brought into this world. I might add after a collective 36 hours of labor and three, count them three, C-sections. This year, I’m taking a proactive … [Read more...]
Making Our House a Home
This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. A few weeks ago my kids were looking at some old photos from when our oldest, Tom, was a toddler. Back then we were living in a sweet little house in Queens. It brought back so many memories seeing my first baby as he was watching Blue’s Clues in our pink living room decorated with a pastel colored sofa, throw pillows … [Read more...]
How a Heart Attack Gave Me Back My Father
At the end of this month, I will be 51. I’m now almost three years older than my dad was when he had the heart attack that changed his life and our relationship forever. The year was 1988. I still remember sitting on the Long Island Railroad, not knowing what I would face when the train pulled in the station. Smart phones and social media weren’t part of our daily diet, and … [Read more...]
Handy Man for Hire
“Now Tom, I want to warn you that Grandpa and I do seem to provide entertainment to the other shoppers at Home Depot. Don’t freak out if people laugh, smile or stare at us while we get the sheetrock. We have grown used to it.” My 17-year-old son laughed a bit and then looked at me as if he wondered just what he got himself into this summer when he volunteered to help my dad … [Read more...]
Remembering the Simpler Days of My 1970’s Childhood
As much as I enjoy and appreciate my life as a full-fledged grown up, complete with a mortgage, a husband, and three children, I sometimes find myself longing for the simpler days of my 1970’s childhood. Things like: Laughing so hard that milk shoots out of my nose. Sometimes I could achieve this state of hysteria with just my two sisters, but usually … [Read more...]
