My grandmother died in 1994, but I touched base with her last weekend.
Like I didn’t have enough going on in my life, what with moving my mom into an assisted living residence, but this past weekend, we also adopted a puppy.
Well, I can finally boast that all my kids are now employed. Haley started her new job as a hostess at Melo’s Pizza last week, and she is thrilled!
You may find this hard to believe, but I was quite a rocker in my youth.
It began innocently. A few miniature houses would adorn my fireplace mantel at Christmas time, and then get packed up and put away until the next year. But then along came Michael’s, with their line of Lemax “Christmas Village” pieces.
It began a few years ago – I was chatting with my mom, who was 75 years old at the time, on the phone, and the subject of how much mail she was receiving every day came up.
So I’m freaking out a little bit. My oldest daughter, Kaelin, is getting married next May. Yay! Her boyfriend, Matt, is a perfect match for her, and their kids will be adorable. Yes, I am still holding out hope that I’ll be a grandmother who can still chase the little munchkins up the stairs…
Well, it finally arrived: the first of the lasts. Last week, I registered my fifth and final child at Deer Valley High School. It didn’t hit me until we pulled into the parking lot that I would never do this again. Checkbook in hand, we walked to the gym, saying hello to many parents I have …
I want to know whose bright idea it was it to completely turn my neighborhood Target upside down! What was once my sanctuary, my “happy place,” is now my nightmare in hell! It began with a subtle warning outside Target announcing that “big changes” were coming. Yeah, big changes and a big he…
Bizarre things always seem to occur when Maury is out of town. Water heaters blow, large appliances break down, the electricity goes out for hours, etc.
While many families are taking trips to Disneyland and Santa Cruz, accompanying their kids on exhilarating roller coaster rides, we took a ride on an emotional rollercoaster yesterday with Haley.
I took my daughter and her fiance’ to lunch the other day – nothing fancy, just sandwiches at the Boudin Bakery in Walnut Creek.
In our life, it never fails. Big events come in clusters. We can never just focus on a prom or a Christmas party or a wedding. Typically, they will all fall on the same day.
In our life, it never fails. Big events come in clusters. We can never just focus on a prom or a Christmas party or a wedding. Typically, they will all fall on the same day.
What is it about spring that makes you want to clean? I don’t necessarily like to clean, but come April 1st, I glance around my house and hate everything — from the color of the walls to the style of my furniture. I am suddenly acutely aware of all the dust and clutter, and start moaning to …
You often hear people say, “You have to face your fears.”
There are many words that can send a shiver down your spine. Head lice, stomach flu, root canal. But last week, my son Ryan and I decided that the two most daunting words in the world are “assembly required.”
There is nothing more irritating than sitting down to dinner and being harassed by a robo-call. You know, those annoying sales calls that are pre-recorded and don’t even have a human at the other end of the phone. At first, you think you are talking to a person until you try to interrupt the…
Last week I woke up and decided I was going to cut my hair.
If you are like me, you are now wearing stretchy pants and whipping up kale shakes in your new Ninja smoothie machine.
Gone are the days when I could smile my way out of a speeding ticket.
Well, the last load of dirty dishes from Thanksgiving is finally done.
Halloween is long gone and the only trace of it are a few miniature Snickers bars sitting at the bottom of an orange plastic bowl on my dining room table, but my kids and I are still getting spooked.
Where is your ‘happy place’ – you know, the place you go that gives you the sense that all is well with the world?
I have a lot on my plate over here, although probably no more than you.
We celebrated a sweet sixteen recently.
Are you prepared for an emergency?
I am a worrier.
Ahhh, the dog days of summer – no school, binge watching “Westworld” and sleeping in till 11 a.m.
I do a lot of shopping – it’s a big part of my day, much to the annoyance of my husband, but someone has to make sure there is toilet paper in the house.
If you have ever wondered what hell is like, just visit the Pittsburg DMV.
In my humble opinion, there are some poor decisions being made in Sacramento regarding our state, and I am not happy.
Nothing gets me more steamed up than shoplifting.
Do you believe in ghosts?
If you visit Chili’s in Antioch, maybe you have noticed the large sign above the hostess desk that reads “Antioch … Like No Place Else.”
Our family enjoys watching the Winter Olympics.
Our big brown couch was a behemoth of a thing that filled up most of our family room.
There is just something about packing up all the Christmas decorations that puts me in the mood to redecorate my home, which is inconvenient because I am broke.
I carefully wrapped our family photos in tissue paper and nestled them into a generous pile of bubble wrap inside a box.
It’s not that I don’t like Thanksgiving.
Halloween.
Our family has really been through some tough times recently.
I sat down at my computer to pay a few bills.
Call me a sexist, but I appreciate it when a man holds the door for me.
I love hanging out with my 15-year-old daughter, Haley.
Did you see it?
You never know when Lady Luck is going to smile down upon you.
I can count on one hand how many good vacations our family has had.
Road trips – what a pain!