Tag Archives: love
Nightmare on Mom Street
Sunday afternoons are my respite in this harried place. The sanity cocktail from which I draw sweet sustenance. That said, I lounge around the house doing as little as humanly possible, embracing my inner sloth. Old movies, blanket forts and … Continue reading
The Road Less Traveled
I remember it as if I were standing before it this very moment—the dirt road behind my childhood home that snaked through the mossy woods, carving a narrow, road-not-taken-inspired path along the base of a deep ravine, sheltered from the … Continue reading
Filed under "N" is for Nostalgia, A Tree is Nice
Bittersweet
Just completed a survey on grief, which, of course, triggered a deluge of grief all over again–inspiring me to re-post this… They say something good always comes from the bad. I heard that a lot in the weeks and months … Continue reading
Filed under Love and Loss
Worms Fail Me
There is a routine by which my children leave the house each school day. It is a fairly logical succession of events that usually culminates with a mad dash to the bus stop, backpacks and jackets flapping as they run, … Continue reading
Filed under Kid-Speak, The Write Stuff
“M” is for Motherhood
While it’s true the term “motherhood” is a simple collection of ten letters, specifically arranged for ease of pronunciation, it is suggestive of so much more. In sum, I regard it as a wholly intangible, behemoth-like affair that effectively upended … Continue reading
Filed under Mushy Stuff
The Omen
Well, Spring has long since sprung and love is officially in the air. I know this to be true because roughly every 43 seconds or so I receive yet another blurb about a love struck fool who just got engaged, … Continue reading
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Filed under Love and Other Drugs, Romance for Dummies
April Awakening
I’ve always loved the springtime—especially the warm embrace of April. Of all the seasons, I’m inclined to say that it is my favorite—partly because baseball is back and the school year is drawing its last breath, but mostly because it … Continue reading
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Filed under A Tree is Nice
Training Wheels
My oldest daughter, more affectionately known as the woman-child, recently adopted a hamster—which is all well and good I suppose. She’s away at college so, theoretically speaking, the whiskered beast won’t add appreciably to the chaos that lives and breathes … Continue reading
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Filed under The Natives are Decidedly Restless, The Woman-Child
Romance for Dummies
My husband is a hopeless romantic. Albeit an accidental one. Of course, he’s always done the stuff that hopeless romantics do. He sends me roses—just because. He writes me poetry and remembers our anniversary each November. He surprises me on … Continue reading
Filed under Love and Other Drugs, Romance for Dummies
