Anyone who’s poked around this site knows that my daughter, Amelia, pops up from time to time. She showed me something she’d written on the last day of school, and I thought it was worth sharing. Enjoy!
Wrapping up third grade
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Walking and making cake at the same time
I made a cake this past Memorial Day. I had planned to make either jelly-filled cupcakes or a mostly-from-scratch two-layer cake with strawberry and whipped cream filling. With my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flaring, I made a last-minute decision to make something involving a little less time standing. I started with a blue velvet box mix, … Continue reading Walking and making cake at the same time
How I Met My Husband
My husband and I first met online before we met in person. I had just broken off my engagement. In my boredom, I started hanging out in Yahoo Messenger (naturally), which was like Reddit, but not really so much. We met in one of the computer geek rooms, where he slayed with his awesome advice … Continue reading How I Met My Husband
Today’s the Day!
I snuck into Amelia’s YouTube channel to post a little birthday video. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/VfO2xBAsW4Q
Party Time!
Today’s post is devoted to Amelia, my awesome daughter, whose ninth birthday is this Friday. While there is nothing I could write that would truly capture Amelia’s wonderful qualities, I will do my best. Anyhow, acrostic poems are fun. Acting, singing, and dancing come naturally to Amelia, and no day goes by without her doing … Continue reading Party Time!
Come On, Girl
From when I was maybe six years old until just before I started high school, my mom didn’t work. My dad paid the utility bills and gave my mom an allowance of $200 every two weeks for groceries, clothes, household issues—everything that wasn’t a utility. I still remember how she’d gear up to fight for … Continue reading Come On, Girl
Hector tl; dr
My eight-year-old daughter, Amelia, made a video yesterday for Amelialand, her YouTube channel. It cut through the severe introspection I threw down (or threw up, depending in your viewpoint) last week with “Moving On” following my ridiculously long-surviving plant Hector’s demise. I don’t usually reference direct links to her videos on here, but I thought … Continue reading Hector tl; dr
Moving On
After a surprisingly long 26-year life, Hector is gone. Although his health was declining the last few years, I was so used to him being around, I took it for granted he’d always be there. Unfortunately, he fell into a slump over the winter and couldn’t bounce back, no matter what we did to help … Continue reading Moving On
My Messy Happy
Motorcycles gliding up the highway in stiff competition to see who can get to the Cracker Barrel first. Excited children hooting and bleating happily in their respective front yards. The moist wind swirling trees like soft serve, shooting gales of spring through the window screen. And me. A writer engulfed in the splendor of the … Continue reading My Messy Happy
Corn and Cheddar Cornbread from Tuscany?
This recipe has no fun “I was walking through the streets of Tuscany on a balmy June evening with Jim and the little ones” origin story. In fact, I don’t know where I found it—online somewhere. Also, my husband is not Jim, and there’s only one little one unless we’re counting cats and robot vacuums. … Continue reading Corn and Cheddar Cornbread from Tuscany?
Thinking While Typing 