John Prine’s lovely little line is coursing through my head this Monday as I spent all day away from home. I woke up at 5:30 p.m., left the house at 7 p.m. and returned home at 9 p.m. In between, there was eight hours of work, just under two hours of dinner out and wait [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
It’s going to be a long Monday
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged 4-H, family, long Mondays, writing on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another day another morning in the red room
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged family, life, Silences, Tillie Olsen, writing on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am again, in the early morning silence. The only sound that filters in is the rhythmic gentle thump of the clothes that twirl in the dryer. My golden retriever lies at my feet after having been fed and let outside. I’ve surfed some blogs and drink tea in the peace. I don’t care [...]
Oh Father
Posted in art, family, life, writing, tagged art, family, Father's Day, fathers, fiction, life, writing on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Father’s Day, and I’ve taken a brief pause from my novel revision to reflect on fathers. Ironically, I’m working on a chapter in my book where my protagonist is hanging out with her dad. My book, on some level, deals with the father-daughter relationship since my protagonist, Rosa, only has one sibling–a sister named [...]
The Marathon Smile
Posted in family, life, tagged family, job loss, life, marathon smile, surviving on June 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was driving home from work one day this week, and I realized that it was time to put on what I’ve referred to throughout my life as the “marathon smile”. I was listening to the National Public Radio, as I normally do–listening to the stories of auto dealers closing, of auto makers going bankrupt, [...]
What Holland Feels Like 11 Years Later
Posted in family, life, tagged family, kids, life, special needs on April 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I read Emily Perl Kingsley’s story “Welcome to Holland” again today after my good friend Deb Wuethrich brought it up while talking about the new book Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children With Special Needs. I hadn’t read Kingsley’s story in years, not since my daughter, Kiki, who was born with a rare form [...]
Word of the Week – Miracle
Posted in family, life, tagged family, hockey, life, miracles on December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m watching the movie of the the 1980 USA hockey team and trying to impart to my children the excitement we had watching that team beat the Russians and eventually win gold. I think my excitement was lost on them, however.
I know what you are thinking. What does a woman making her way toward literary [...]
Word of the Week – Boy
Posted in family, life, tagged boy, children, family, gray hairs, insanity, life on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s word of the week is “boy.” There are various acceptable ways for this word to be used in a sentence by my 10-year-old daugther.
These include the following:
“Boy Mom, you sure are nice.”
“Boy oh boy Mom, thanks for making these delicious Brussel sprouts.”
“Boy, I sure would like to help you clean the house.”
“Boy Mom, [...]
What is hope?
Posted in family, life, writing, tagged children, community, family, halloween, hope, nature, Parenting, writing on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was thinking of this as I was returning home from Halloween festivities at my friend Cathy’s house. It was a wonderful evening, especially for my children who played endlessly with Cathy’s children. We are all feeling the current of despair that is running amok in this depressed region of ours.
There is a current of [...]
Sister’s travel blog is mouthwatering
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, Sicily, Trapani, Travel on October 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, I just got back from Sicily. No, I feel like I just got back from Sicily because I read my sister’s blog, Expateyeview, about her recent trip to the Mother Land. It’s a highly recommended read for anyone who loves Italy or who just loves fabulous writing. She’s got a way with words for [...]
