Yesterday I did something I should have been doing for several years now. Something simple, yet so incredibly difficult. I went by the nursing home just a few blocks down from our house. I’m familiar with this nursing home for many reasons. I drive by it at least once a day. My grandmother lived there…
Since a very young age, lunch has been one of the highlights of my day. Whether we were spending a day at home, running errands around town, or traveling, I was always adamant about taking time out for lunch. Skip breakfast if you wish, do what you will with dinner, but don’t mess with lunch….
Toddler 2 seems to have an uncanny knack for all things technology. Since this past summer, she has had a special interest in the iphone and its many features. My memory is foggy on this point, but I think it all started when in some desperate situation where I needed to divert her attention, I…
Day one was entertaining. We went sledding and built a snowman. We drank hot “warm” chocolate. We ate chili and made cookies. We did snow day things, and enjoyed the beauty of the wintry landscape and the respite of a peaceful day at home. Day two was a little inconvenient, but we managed to make…