Women’s issues
The Flood
We had been shopping at the Outlet Mall earlier in the day, and my unsupervised husband, Mike, found himself alone in American Eagle ™. Apparently he forgot that he is…
I Forgot
I tried to slip one of my daughter’s teachers a twenty dollar bill the other day, but she wouldn’t take it. I think she just felt hinky taking unexpected cash…
Puddin’ — Speaking Southern
I love the way my friend Diane says the word “pudding.” She says “PUHHHHHHHHH-din,” with the “puh” drawn out for three whole seconds and the “din” just a little flip…
Chaperoning for Dummies — Part Two
Last week, I wrote about chaperoning a middle school band festival and finding ourselves in the kind of hotel you’d expect to see chalk outlines in. Click here to read…
Chaperoning for Dummies — Part One
I am chaperoning a Middle School Band festival. Yes, I know. Living the dream. Seriously, it is a thing I am happy to do, and I took off a day…
Oh Christmas Tree
Being Jewish, I do not celebrate Christmas with my family. That said, living in the sub-suburban Georgia, it is entirely impossible for me not to celebrate the Christmas holiday season…
If I Had A Jillion Dollars
Lori Duff Writes about how the world would be a better place if she only had a jillion dollars. I would make a fabulous rich person. I don’t mean merely…
Creature Comforts
When I was a little girl, I loved The Little House on the Prairie. Both the book series, which I read about nine million times (though mostly the first two…
To Snooze or Not To Snooze?
I am a snoozer. My husband is not. He simply cannot understand my whole waking up in the morning system. He doesn’t really have a system, so, well, I think I…