No Bitchin’ No Mo’

I didn’t do the November Blog every day thing and you should thank me because November really kind of bit. So for December, although I wont be posting daily, I will only be posting happy.
You heard me. Happy stuff. Cookies and Ho Ho Ho and Joy and Jolly old Saint Nick. [...]

More evidence to the contrary

So my birthday was Tuesday. It was fine. I got lots of cards and phone calls. I got some nice gifts from my sister and my parents and my friend Jackie. I got two gorgeous cards from my husband, plus the insistence that I schedule myself a massage and buy myself some “really good” new [...]

I never saw this Elaine dance

When Tom and I bought our first house, we bought it for it’s proximity to two cities. We were both working in Wilmington at the time, and he had visions of working in Philly again. The house was older and small, but pristine, and tucked at the end of a small dead end road with [...]

Old People Are Crabby

So it’s not just my birthday next Tuesday. It is also my sister Christine’s birthday (Hi Christine!!) We are Irish twins. So I will be 40 and she will be 39. And lookin’ fine.
Anyway, I went to the card store that shall remain nameless today to get my [...]

Ready or not, here it comes

I will be 40 on Tuesday.
For. Tee.
In case I was going to forget, as old people tend to do, my siblings have been marking the countdown every day since it was 40 days out by sending me postcards counting down the days (“39 and she’s looking fine!”, “23 and she can still [...]

Right this very minute

Things that I love about right now this very minute:
My kids in their jeans and sweaters – deliciously handsome.
Blowing leaves to crunch through on my way to the car.
The smell of wood fires burning.
1 part peppermint hot chocolate, 2 parts coffee, with a splash of milk, all for $1.35 at Royal Farms.
Knowing I have lots [...]

Wild On Mom’s

Saturday night I went to a “Mom’s Night Out” party. It wasn’t just a mom’s night out; it was also one of those home parties. You know, where someone comes and tries to sell you alot of stuff you didn’t know you wanted or needed but somehow after a few glasses of wine [...]