California Dreamin’

by | Oct 25, 2008 | Family, travel, Uncategorized

It was a significant birthday for my Dearest Husband.  Since his life’s ambition was to play golf at Pebble Beach, I made the terrible sacrifice and accompanied him to California’s gorgeous Monterey Peninsula.  During his first golf round, I suffered through a session...

I wanna go back to college!

by | Oct 17, 2008 | college, Daughter, Uncategorized

Parents’ Weekend at Darling Daughter’s new alma mater, Kenyon College, reminded me of how true it is that college is wasted on the young. First, the food.  When I was in college, we had a stainless steel tub of meat, a tub of vegetables, a tub of starch, and a tub of...

Life is Good, Part 2

by | Oct 11, 2008 | ice hockey, Uncategorized

Last night was Opening Night at the Rock for the New Jersey Devils, or “my guys” as I affectionately call them.  And we won, 2-1, beating the New York Islanders without a whole lot of trouble.   Wahoo!  It’s hockey season again, the most wonderful...

Life is Good!

by | Oct 10, 2008 | Daughter, Family, Uncategorized

O frabjous day!  Callooh!  Callay!  My Darling Daughter is home from college for four whole days!  This is the first time I’ve seen her since late August, and I’ve missed her a ton. D.D. is a freshman at Kenyon College in the cornfields of Ohio.  She loves...

Meet the newest member of our family

by | Sep 29, 2008 | Dog, Uncategorized

Heeeeere’s Brodie!  We just picked him up from his foster home with the lovely folks of Golden Retriever Rescue.  He’s fourteen months old and has a few discipline issues–not surprising for a youngster who’s had four homes in his short...