School’s out for the summer
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Well, I did it.
I managed to get all four of my children through another school year … although, for some of them, I had less to do with it than for others.
Gina has survived her first year of Ithaca College. Right now, she is finishing up the first session of her summer course in Anatomy […]
I’m so tired of being here
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008“… bent down by the weight of feelings she could not convey.”
I feel like that sometimes.
Sometimes, it seems like I’m all alone in my life, in spite of all the people who live in my house.
When good things happen to me or when bad things happen to me — sometimes it seems like there is […]
Twist and shout
Monday, March 24th, 2008It’s a part of the nature of being a parent that you complain a lot.
Of course, my kids complain a lot, too. I think they think it makes them sound like a grown-up … and what does that tell you?
Here’s my complaint of the moment: I realize that the mechanics involved in working a toilet […]
It’s the end of the world as we know it
Sunday, January 20th, 2008It’s Gina’s last night at home before heading back to Ithaca, and I never before realized what a sentimental bunch my children are.
I just got finished listening to all of them, together at the dining room table, blowing the world up.
The sound effects were amazing.