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…
Tag: funny
Slice and Dice
Summer is a time for vacation. We always went to the beach for our summer family vacation but the trip was over 600 miles long and there was no way to shorten it, regardless of how we sliced and diced it. I was teenager-ish when I went on my first trip to the beach. My…
She Needs to Have a Puppy
My niece, a different one than in the Reba the Mail Lady story, and her husband are expecting their first baby in the Fall. I wanted to buy a unique handmade baby gift so I went to the seaside market where all the local crafters sold their wares. Now that I think about it, ‘sold…
Blue Betty
Yesterday was a crazy day. I had a lot of things on my to-do list, yet by 11 o’clock in the morning, I realized the list had to wait. Someone special needed and deserved my attention. As I worked on the first item on my list, I learned that someone wanted to buy one of…
I’ll be an Unkies Moncle
My dad owned and operated a gas station-grocery store from the time he returned from the Army to the day he died. Running the business required long hours, which were often spent outdoors pumping gas and cleaning windshields in all kinds of weather, but he never complained. Instead, he had fun at work and actually,…
I’m a Creeper
Social media is a phenomenon that allows us to see what’s going on in other people’s lives and if we want, to share what’s happening in ours. The truth is, I’m not a fan of any of it. I spend most of my time trying to avoid meaningless chitchat with people so why would I…
My Fruit of the Womb 