Twenty-three years ago. I went to Bolivia filled with youth, health, and an adventurous silver streak in my otherwise brown hair, but I couldn’t appreciate the riches of the Wild West of Bolivia the way my father-in-law (Papito) did. He drew from those riches when we first met at their apartment in Washington, DC. We… Continue reading The Mother Lode Of The Wild West, Bolivia
Driving with my daughters from Pennsylvania to Nashville after Christmas break got me thinking. You know how road trips are. We passed through lots of slow downs, and many playlists, five states and drove through sunny skies, heavy rain, and fog, and somehow the car made it to the music city. Now ask me how… Continue reading What I Wish I Taught My Daughters
Since Sunday night, I’d been in Nashville with Skylar for an internship she has here, and I took three photos, maybe? Gone are the two trips we traveled here as a family and took tons of photos to document our memories. Now we’re separated. Dividing and conquering because everybody has something different going on all… Continue reading The Mother’s Day Special That Never Happened
“A retreat? You must be kidding me.” you say. It’s true, I’ve done my fair share of kidding, but I’m always kidding, and I’ll get to the funny parts in a moment, but yes, a retreat. It’s not so easy to even think about, let alone do. I’m only asking for a few minutes of… Continue reading You Wanna Take A Four-Minute Retreat With Me? Promise to Amuse!
We took a non-traditional approach to Thanksgiving this year–we celebrated a day early. It felt almost as realistic. By the end of the meal, we talked at the table, wondering how all that preparation ended in our stomachs in just under 15 minutes. We swiveled our near-empty glasses and lingered in our seats as long… Continue reading A New-Fashioned Thanksgiving: All Care For All
After 560 days, we were welcomed to the rock by Joel Hatch yesterday, where he first appeared in “Come From Away” as the mayor of Gander. What we weren’t expecting was just how cathartic that welcome would be. I have many ways to take this story, but if the writers could take 4,000 hours of… Continue reading 560 Days To Take A Gander At “Come From Away”
Every Christmas season I find myself in hot pursuit of something. It used to be the latest doll that the girls had to have. We’ve moved beyond that stage, (I could very well start feeling sorry for myself), as a new age has definitely begun. Luckily, I can still make sure Christmas is merry as… Continue reading In Hot Pursuit Of…
Mamma Mia! The Party at the O2, London/Greece ABBA made me turn 50, that is. And while we’re throwing blame here, ABBA made me sing and dance to the point I was dripping with gratitude for the music, too. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, and you’re that oh-so curious ABBA lover,… Continue reading ABBA Made Me Do It!
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