Whatever life dishes out, and whatever we can make of it. . .
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Aug 28th, 2010
It’s here. Again. A day of last minute laundry and packing, goodbyes, airports. The house, suddenly so quiet, as my teenager prepares to fly back to college. To begin his sophomore year.
It was an evening of more loads of wash than I can count, the heap of luggage in the living room finally emptied, in [...]
Posted in Food & Recipes, Lifestyle, Parenting on Aug 15th, 2010
Yes, there was one more teen party last night. Yes, I heard it. No, I wasn’t annoyed; I managed to sleep five hours anyway, and that’s good enough for the day’s mission: cake.
Coffee
I’ve been under the weather for a number of days, and I had plans to meet a friend for coffee last week. It [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Surviving Recession, Travel on Jul 30th, 2010
Who doesn’t want options, when it comes to starting out? Who doesn’t want options when it comes to starting over?
In my morning reading, this caught my eye: 10 Great Cities for Young Adults. How could I not check it out, thinking about my own sons and where they might light in a few years, pursuing [...]
He’s taken the car. Already. He’s been traveling in France, Belgium and Holland for two months, home for eight hours, and he’s leaving already.
Yup. That’s about right.
But he asked politely, as usual. And first he hauled out bags of trash, asked what else he could do to help, and gave me a hug. Smart kid.
And [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Jun 27th, 2010
The hotel room
The popcorn ceiling, valance curtains, brightly colored abstract images in gilt frames hanging over each double bed. Six hangers on a pole by the door, with its emergency exit and checkout instructions posted beneath a tiny keyhole. There is olive carpeting with a small pattern, striped wallpaper in the beige bathroom with [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on May 31st, 2010
It is a long weekend in the States. A holiday. Memorial Day.
For some, it is a day spent in realization of this occasion. But for most, this weekend announces the arrival of summer vacations, of travel, of family time. Carefree or carefully constructed schedules. A break in routine. A break, of any sort.
Transitions
It has been [...]
Posted in Food & Recipes, Morning Musing, Parenting on Apr 4th, 2010
It was always a special morning. It required early rising, a hurried glance at the sky, and readying the chocolate eggs, the plastic eggs, and the painted hard-boiled eggs.
There was coordination with other parents on the street – always a conspiracy concocted to keep our children distracted, and of course, a backup plan in case [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Jan 10th, 2010
Leaving… on a jet plane…
Grab the passport, pack in an hour, and hop on a plane – for a fabulous destination!
Oh yes. I used to do it in a heart beat, with no worries and a great deal of efficiency. Moreover, I was always excited to travel – especially if it meant the airport (great [...]
Posted in Culture, Language, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Relationships on Dec 14th, 2009
Who are you? What are you?
Silly questions? Maybe not. I know who my “dream self” is – and what she does. And then there’s reality. So, when asked who you are or what you are, how do you answer? Is your response automatic and factual, or does it come from a place of self-examination?
Vital statistics
If [...]
The thing is – we remember when they were completely dependent on us, and we were the center of their universe.
That makes the shift to the periphery a struggle. For us, not them.
A teenager’s world may be built on a foundation lovingly laid, brick by brick, by one parent, two parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or [...]
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