Downsizing isn’t easy. I’ve been working on it for over 4 years now and I’m not sure I’m making much progress. I keep asking myself, “How did I get so many tweeners?” Let me start by saying that I don’t consider myself to be a hoarder. I can get rid of things that I don’t…
Category: family
I’m Not Humpty-Dumpty
My last story about almost falling brought back memories of quite a few times when I actually fell. I made out a little better than a certain nursery rhyme character we’ve all read about, but it wasn’t easy to always be the faller. When I was little-in age, not size-I used to fall quite often….
Can’t Always Get What You Want
Someone I know had a birthday last week. I ordered a cake and yes, it was from the same store where the lady talked deli to me so it didn’t go off without a hitch or glitch or whatever you call it. In fact, the whole experience reminded me of a song that came out…
Time to Tinker
When I was little, I used to spend a lot of time hanging out with the neighbors who lived in the house below me. They were an elderly couple and I think they liked the company as much as I did. I don’t remember if we talked about anything while swinging on the front porch,…
Let ‘em Doze
I was dozing last evening and something happened that got me thinking… In general, I am not a dozer. I can’t nod off in just any setting, but I know people who can. They can catch a few winks while having drinks with friends in noisy bar or while watching a college football game in…
Blubberer
I never considered myself to be a blubberer. It usually takes a lot for me to blubber. But last week, somebody should have posted a special blubber bulletin. My family gathered for a weeklong vacation for the first time in a few years. I planned a family dinner for the first night at the vacation…
My Fruit of the Womb 