Do you remember the “horses head in the bed” scene in, The Godfather? The Corleone family did this to send a message. Last week, I needed to send a similar message. We were vacationing with two other couples and unfortunately, one of the couples was not getting along. No need to name names. All you […]
Many years ago, I made a deal with the bees. If I save them from drowning, they promise not to sting me. This deal was official and binding, and signed in honey. We were both keeping up our end of the bargain until a month ago. I was swimming laps at my gym, preparing for
Sometimes I forget I’m old. Fortunately, I work with first graders so they remind me of this on a regular basis. Like last week, when I was showing the class a lesson on the overhead, one student raised her hand and said, “Mrs. O, you want to know something really cool?” Absolutely! She pointed to
You know how baseball players get several months to recover after the regular season, and then they return in the Spring, refreshed and ready to “Play Ball?” That’s what I expect from my Nativity Set. January to November is their off season, which is a generous eleven months. I don’t care what they do during
Back in the 70’s, we were warned about a guy who drove around in a van, and lured unsuspecting children with candy. As a young child, I remember having so many questions. Candy? Free candy? AND he drives a van? (8-year-old me thought vans were awesome!) Where do I find this guy? Recently, I was
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I had an eye exam last week, which is one of my least favorite doctor appointments. Hey, we’re going to shoot puffs of air into your eyeballs at close range, followed by an exam that you don’t get to study for. An exam that I was pretty sure I was going to fail. My new
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My granddaughter Holland had her first lemonade stand two weeks ago. With her brightly colored signs, a container of fresh lemonade, and a prime location at the corner of her neighborhood park, she was ready for business. Holland sat in her little chair, smiling and waving to potential customers as they drove by. She was
A few months ago, while visiting Ohio, I went for a run. No one else was on the trail. Except for … A gigantic Canadian Goose. He stood smack in the middle of the trail as if he owned it. His beady eyes followed me and he ruffled his gray feathers in a most unwelcoming
I was watching my friend Julie’s house for the weekend. Her house is immaculate, everything is sparkling, and like Monica in Friends, there are no “crummies” in her kitchen. This is why I was a little nervous when I decided to make a blueberry-banana-strawberry smoothie. It was a risky move, considering all the ingredients, but
You know how most parents become more relaxed with their second child? Well, not all of them. It was last summer and we had agreed to watch 3-year-old Holland and 5-month-old Noah at our house for the weekend. “That’s a lot of stuff,” I said, as my daughter, Quincey and her husband, Colby, opened the