At the start of the coronavirus quarantine I was in another state and away from my husband. We live in California and I was visiting family in Texas. I became a little… somewhat… marginally… obsessively scared that I wouldn’t be able to fly home. I said to my husband, “Promise me you’ll drive here to […]
I was hanging out with my daughter and I proudly proclaimed, “Look at my hair. All I did was brush it today.” She, being a mom raising little ones replied, “Oh yeah, well I didn’t even brush mine today!” Life can get pretty crazy in the season of raising kids. In that unpredictable time of […]
My dear husband asked me on a date. We were fitting this date in-between the arrival of grand-baby number three and his impending knee replacement surgery. Let’s call it our last hurrah. I decided in my head that it was going to be a perfect night, and part of it being a perfect night included […]
I love date night. It’s a time with my husband I always look forward to. On this particular date we headed to one of our favorite romantic spots. As we entered the piano music was permeating the room and the lights were low. If my makeup smears nobody notices. Just my kind of place. The […]
When my children were young and funds were low and craziness was high and hubby and I needed some adult time, I started a family favorite and called it—you guessed it—Hot Dog Night. If you’re a mom and you’ve found yourself saying, “Mine, mine, mine” or “Are we there yet?” and you’re humming Twinkle Twinkle […]
