Does anyone else still have Christmas gifts that have never been used--gifts from Christmas 1983? It's a little guilt inflicting, isn't it? Would any of us admit to Chia heads that remain fuzzless? How about salad shooters that have yet to launch a single veggie?Not...
My husband is a really smart man. Not a “wise guy” in the “yuk, yuk, yuk, Three-Stooges” kind of way, but really and truly a very wise guy. But despite all that mega-wisdom, I have to tell you, the man is not a great speller. Fortunately, his handwriting isn’t all...
Our dog Gracie got out yesterday and before I could even bribe her with a gajillion doggie cookies, she flew down the road after a car. Why do dogs do that? Does chasing a car make any sense whatsoever? What was she going to do if she caught it? Did she think she was...
It's tennis season for my high school girls and I've been doing a lot of sitting. I think my rear end is kind of PLAID from sitting on that nylon-latticed lawn chair. A lot of sitting. And it's been hot. I think we're talking "hot cross buns."Isn't it amazing how...
I was telling my teenagers the other day about the olden days of yore when we had a TV with no remote. They were stunned. NO REMOTE??Then I thought I'd really impress them with my proficiency in "TV roughing it" and describe how we used to have to walk a mile to the...
I was watching my 13-year-old son, Daniel, empty out his pockets yesterday. Oh my goodness. He pulled out the wrappers from three Tootsie Rolls--and then a few seconds later he pulled out four furry Tootsie Rolls. I think he had the entire year's worth of notes from...
I hope this isn't too personal, but I have this one pair of jeans I call the "breathing optional" jeans. I was going somewhere the other day wearing the death jeans, and I told my daughter something like, "Now if Mommy passes out, nevermind the CPR. UNBUTTON the...