We made it through my son’s college graduation. Pomp, circumstance and all. There was some kind of mace scepter that was ceremoniously carried across the stage. I don’t know what that was all about. Nor did the honorees seem to have a clue, or care. Must be something left over from Cornelius Vanderbilt’s days. Each …
This post first appeared on Parenting Grown Children: What Dr. Spock Forgot to Tell Us. We are on a downsizing binge. A bag a day is my mantra. I am purging file drawers full of yellowing papers, closets crammed with outdated clothes, basement nooks stuffed with never-used heirlooms. We may sell our house– the one …
My son is going into his senior year in college. Making decisions about his future. Trying to figure out who he is. How he wants to carve out a life for himself that will prove productive and fulfilling. I have a keen interest in all that is him. I have only the one child. Poor …
We love autumn, and these thoughts from Beth Havey are lovely and true. Read more from Beth on her blog, Boomer Highway. How do you let go of stress? I’m a gardener who loves autumn. I appreciate the end of things, the respite. I need a break! After wild fertile spring blasts her seeds and …
I remember that feeling of being completely overwhelmed when I found out I was pregnant. It’s not like we hadn’t planned it. But still, to have the doctor smile and confirm what we already knew, there was a heady feeling that drilled deep down into my soul. What would we do with this tiny life, …