Packed with vitamins, minerals and hard plastic I was pouring a bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats this morning and – what’s that you say? Yes, I’m going to start trying to lose some weight, but not today. It’s Tuesday. Give me a break. You can’t start a new life of skinniness and health on […]
Everything I Know About Fourth Graders
But we’re starving: If you have frosting in your hair, you’ve been to a 4th grade CCD class. Today was my last day of CCD for the year. I always get a little bit sad about saying goodbye to my class. If I were a real teacher and saw the same students five days […]
Houses That Fantasies Are Made Of
My husband, Bobby Sherman, and I plan to fix this place up I’m getting a little weary of looking at houses. Normally this is my favorite part of moving. You get to walk through people’s houses, look through all their stuff and not get arrested. It’s cool how the law works that way. Not […]
I’m Not Old, I Just Feel Like Wearing These Glasses
My sister Reenie was visiting this week and I made a startling discovery. She’s much, much, much older than me and she doesn’t have to put on little glasses to read fine print, recipes, Mapquest directions or the measuring lines on a mint julep jigger. He hair isn’t gray and she still has freckles, […]
M is For the Many Jobs You Do
When my first child went off to kindergarten, I was giddy over my first request to fill a PTA job. The PTA treasurer was one of my bus stop mom buddies and she asked if I’d consider being hospitality chair, which consisted of making punch and cookies and sending out cheery notes with smiley […]
Confessions of a News Junkie
I was a news junkie for two days. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I did little else but watch MSNBC, CNN and call up news online and watch YouTube videos. I’ve known news junkies. I once knew a guy in Cleveland who told me when he was at the office or at home, he had a […]