The Kodak paper envelope with its signature yellow color is as familiar as my reflection once was. And I feel my heart sink just a little when I realize there is not one picture of me in the 36 images from the developed role. It was 17 years ago. Other than I was the one […]
Halloween is Over
Halloween is over, it’s over in the literal sense because it’s November 1st and it’s also over in the metaphorical sense because my three kids are all well past the ages where their costumes made my heart sing. We could hear them as they approached last night. Little feet slapped the sidewalk as if the […]
Mothers and Daughters
It is not unusual for my daughter and me to create time together. I absolutely love that weeks before her 13TH birthday she still says these words — “I can’t wait to spend the afternoon with just you mom!” As it happened this past weekend we planned to spend Sunday afternoon together, a day that also coincided with the […]
Ten Extra Minutes
This morning’s rain fall found me driving my daughter to school-although merely a sprinkle she asked and I said yes. Upon arrival, the school was a beehive of activity…cars lined up in the carpool drop-off lane and waited patiently for a turn to part with their raincoat wrapped children. When it was our turn my […]
