What I enjoy most about social media is reading the ridiculous posts from individuals who apparently need a lot of feedback in order to function. Truthfully, I don't really need to search that hard since they pretty much litter the landscape.   Yesterday, while...

When the boys were younger, I remember reminding them to find another word to use instead of "hate".    When that word comes off of the tongue, it leaves behind a bitter aftertaste.  And while the boys would use it in the context of their dislike of certain vegetables...

For the last two days, I have been held hostage by the wretched stomach flu.  It grabbed me suddenly and before I knew it, I was a prisoner to my porcelain throne.   The last time I was ill, truly ill, where I was secured in my bed, was two years ago.  Two years of...

My spouse doesn't typically call during the day, so when my phone rang yesterday, I answered.  He was kind enough to let me know that I was on speakerphone and that some of his female coworkers were in his office.   I am not the person that should EVER be on...

I spend an enormous amount of time ordering items from Amazon.  Sadly, most of the items are not for me, but for my Mother.  With the decline of her eyesight and hearing, we are always looking for ways to make things easier for her.  Apparently, she didn't get the...

"Bailey"   "Bailey"   I utter his name at several more times.  No response.  The night before I had implored him to please answer me when I call his name.  It isn't as though he doesn't hear me.  He just chooses not to respond.  By now, I am past the point of...

There are many things a spouse or significant other should never say.  Words like, "crazy" or saying  "you are overreacting", should be kept in a vault to never be uttered.  Ever.  Otherwise, that might be deemed as a challenge.  And, I love a good challenge. When my...

The key still worked.  She entered her empty childhood home after her knocks went unanswered. Calling out for her mother, the silence echoed with no response.  She hesitantly opened the door to her old room and picked up her favorite doll.  It was as if she had never...

I laugh at the term mid-life crisis.  It brings me humor because at this stage in the game, there really isn't a sense of urgency.  Sure, I am caring for an aging parent who routinely calls and rants like a toddler when she doesn't like something I have done.  Yes, I...

Fall break swooped in with a visit from our college kid.   He wasn't traveling with the football team this weekend, so we are in the midst of enjoying an extended stay.  When he arrived on Thursday, I told him that he would be my chauffeur to the grocery.  Naturally,...