My husband and I have almost nothing in common (except for rock n roll, our kids, pets and mortgage). Our friends have known this since 1990, when I first noticed Doyle’s gleaming white teeth across the table in the student dining hall. I had met him before, but it was hard to get past … [Read more...]
Worst Snow Day Mom Ever
We have another snow day. I know this because I have developed a tic (or is that “tick”? Or is that a vermin? Oh, who cares?) on my face near my right eyebrow, and also because I hear the sound of sick cats fighting in the alleyway (ie: the cherubs going at it downstairs). … [Read more...]
13 Thoughts on the Movie “Annie,” for Adoptive Parents and All “Annie” Lovers and Haters
First of all, you have to be a fan of “Annie” period to like the new makeover starring Jamie Foxx (whom I adore) and Quvenzhané Wallis, whom I adore now. As it turns out, I am a fan of “Annie,” especially the the musical since I have now become the mother of Drake the Butler. (My son Ezra recently … [Read more...]
Heaven, Pope Francis, and Dinah Blue the Basset Hound
Apparently Pope Francis's words about pets going to Heaven have been wildly twisted. What he really said was this: "The pope's talk to the crowd that day centered on the End Times and the transformation of all creation into a "new heaven" and a "new earth." Citing St. Paul … [Read more...]
Back to School Musings from Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairie, Rob Lowe, and Me
My sweet friend Heather recently dropped off her firstborn child at Smith College in Massachusetts. She’s a mess, of course, and deeply sentimental about this passage. Even though it’s a grand thing altogether that Sophie was accepted into such a magnificent university, and her future looks … [Read more...]