For about the third time in my life as a parent, I’m doing a major crap reorganization. And by crap, I mean the sentimental things near and dear to my heart that I cherish almost as much as life itself. Almost every time we move, I reorganize these boxes of memorabilia, which are marked with […]
Actually, You Do Have to Put on Your Red Dress, Roxanne
I have successfully met the requirements of a second color theme gala. I feel like a trophy is in order. At the very least, a ta-da. It took me two months from the time I got word that my husband and I would be attending an organization’s annual gala and I Googled pictures from past […]
Meet Me in St. Louis, on Solid Ground
So I guess I’m jaded now. I was in St. Louis last week, my first time in that city – first time in the state of Missouri, for that matter – and I had a hard time mustering a whole lot of anxiety over the trip. And, really, it should have been a thrill a […]
Was the Humor Too Biting?
I call Uncle. I surrender to the dental hygienists and if I could get my hands on a white paper clip-on bib, I’d fashion it into a flag and wave it. Because I’m looking at possibly never being able to get dental care in North America or the United Kingdom until I can get my […]
Forget #TheDress. What about #TheWall?
All of you who saw #TheDress as blue and black, could you please come over to my house and tell me what color the paint is in my bedroom? Maybe not all of you at once. We could make a schedule. I’ll provide coffee and I have half of a pound cake in the freezer. […]
I Got a Guy, a Crane Guy
My nephew and his wife were visiting from Boston last year and they arrived at a really busy time in our home renovations. We were at the tail-end of a major kitchen remodel and I was on the phone with the appliance store, fighting to get our new refrigerator delivered sometime in the next decade. […]