Tag: <span>family</span>

“You look just like your mom!”  I’ve heard it time and again beginning way back in those teenage years when the ugly duckling stage of the tweens began to molt…

Thoughts and Musings

I broke one of my cardinal rules last night.  The rule crumbled around 2:33 am, which is as good a reason as any for a rule to break.  The rule…

Thoughts and Musings

Dear Little Friend, I was in fourth grade, sitting in the front-ish, second-ish row of class when Mrs. Bower walked over to the water fountain.  The room was quiet…long division…

Thoughts and Musings

“Hoppy Birfdy, EB.  Hoppy Birfdy.  Hoppy–” It sounded like a Gregorian monk’s chant coming through the monitor this morning.  Actually, it sounded like the Gregorian monk’s chant who got sent…

Thoughts and Musings

If you: A) are a mom, B) know a mom, or C) have a mom, then I have some books for you. (If you don’t see yourself fitting in one…

Kids and Treasures

“No yike onions.” “No yike beans.” “No yike lettuce.” “No yike potatoes.” Hello two-and-a-half.  What a pleasure to make your acquaintance.  Apparently, Little Friend has developed a palate with a…

Recipes and Fare