Back in June I started posting excerpts from my new book and this latest installment is a continuation of the chapter dealing with one of our our family vacations. To read what precedes this click HERE Everything was peaceful for an hour or so, then the kids started squabbling, which soon deteriorated into full fledged …
Some of the readers here who have been following my excerpts from my newest book, expressed a desire to know more about our vacation, so here is the next segment of the chapter: ROAD TRIP – Or Are We There Yet, Papa Smurf…. To read the first part of this chapter, click HERE By the …
ROAD TRIPOr, Are we There Yet, Papa Smurf My husband’s idea of a vacation is two weeks of puttering around the house and watching what day-time television he can stand. My idea of a vacation, however, is to go somewhere, preferably to Michigan, with stops along the way in Kentucky and West Virginia to see …
I remember when I first read Erma Bombeck’s wonderful book I thought she made up all the craziness she wrote about. But I also thought that maybe somewhere in the midst of her jokes would be some tidbit of wisdom that would help me get a handle on the insanity at my house. Alas, all …
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Years ago when I first started writing my children were all young and the formidable task of ‘writing around them’ was daunting. I remember one time in particular when one of my two-year-old twins, Danielle, known lovingly as Chicky, had just settled down beside me to help or hinder my writing. She contributed a few …
My husband and I raised five children, and I think we got through the challenges of a large family by using humor. It can pretty well diffuse any situation, although the humor might not always be apparent right away. Some things have to age somewhat before they take on comic proportions. For instance, spilling a …
Another offering from my friend Tracy Farr… He really has a goat fetish… I, like many of you, watch television whether or not there is anything good on, not because there isn’t anything better to do, but because it’s our God given American right to do it. But to be honest, I spend most of …
The power went out here for a couple of hours this afternoon, which sure messed with the plan I had for today. We have had such beautiful weather the past few days, I have been outside in the mornings taking care of the gardens and picking berries. Then I come inside and start my day …
Orca, our injured cat I wrote about the other day, had his surgery and came home yesterday afternoon. He is already hobbling around and using that leg. Unbelievable. The leg is pinned with an apparatus on the outside that the veterinarian calls a Tinker toy. It looks ungainly and certainly has to be uncomfortable, but …
Another piece of nonsense… er… great writing … from my friend Tracy Farr: People like Oprah are always busy, always doing something, always in the middle of whatever is going on because that’s what they do, and to NOT do it would mean the end of civilization as they know it. To them, doing absolutely …
