When I was out in the land of dating, oh, so many years ago, I was blessed not to wander out in that wilderness long. Had I not met BFam, I have the feeling I would still be single right now. I don’t think I’m a hard person to love, I’m just particular in my likes and dislikes. These are my personal staples, mind you, not any attribute that would make up my potential suitor. (Although I’m particular there, too. Mama don’t take no mess.)

Coming from a household where the …

I should make it a habit not to read the news before writing anything. Totally distracts me…
The world is crazy. This isn’t news, it’s fact. It’s obvious fact. With unemployment on a rise not seen in thirty-four years, people are trampling and robbing each other for navel lint. Of course it’s always worse around the holidays. I have enough fears as it is. But I’m at the point where I’m so close to setting myself on the course to agoraphobia. After reading these latest headlines, I think I may have …

My kids have problems. They’re related to me so it’s expected. Deep in their hearts, I know they’re dying to become entertainers. Both are shy. One, painfully so. Yet both exhibit a bit of Fosse when put in the spotlight. And it could just be they only show me this secret part of them, but I’m willing to believe one day they would be so kind as to share this gift with the rest of humanity. Because who doesn’t want to see their kids giving a little jazz hand to …

Any parent worth their salt knows to be prepared in the Winter months with an at-home pharmacy. Whatever over-the-counter salves and potions you think might help in the attack of the sneeze, sniffle, puke and surprise fever, you’d better have it handy because you just never know. Yet no matter how prepared you are, there are always those little nasty illnesses that require the trip to the doctor for prescribed goodness in a bottle. For the last four days, that goodness has been thick, liquid, bubblegum flavored, refrigerated and pink. …