Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
“I’m going to do the best I can.” In the midst of an increasingly busy life, I have found myself saying that nearly every day. I said it as we headed out to our tailgate Thursday night, later than we normally do. I said it to a young man as we drove away from a [...]
The day before her 18th birthday, my daughter Molly took a nasty spill off her bike, which required a surgical repair of of wrist. That timing turned out to be interesting from a HIPPA and insurance point of view. She was a minor when she injured the wrist, and a legal adult when she had [...]
In the happy afterglow of our daughter’s wedding, my husband offered a description so sweet it took my breath away. He said he'd hoped the polka band he’d hired for the occasion would create a field of dreams experience — that the polka lovers among our family and friends, who had passed on, would emerge [...]
When my kids were little, any one of us could call out “family hug!” and the whole gang would come running from various rooms in the house to join in the big squeeze. Our youngest daughter’s graduation this weekend felt exactly like that. Molly invited us, “Family hug!” and we all came running from various [...]
I counted my blessings yesterday as I celebrated Mother's Day with my mom. It isn't just that she can still hang, it's that, 61-years after giving birth to me, the woman is still my mother. "Your piano needs to be tuned," she called out from my living room as she played a few songs. "I'm [...]