Have you seen the Toyota Venga commercials? The ones where the parents are out living an active life while their grown children are worrying about them as they age? This one is my favorite…Ever since we dropped H off in California for college, I get the sympathetic head tilt, “So, how are you?” about once …
Two days ago J and I went to the movies. I bought the tickets while J paid the check at the restaurant down the street. I told the young man behind the counter that I wanted two tickets, and he told me it was bargain Tuesday, and it was only $12.00. Nice surprise, until the …
Last week we helped H move into her dorm room…in CALIFORNIA! She picked a school the farthest away from home she could! It’s a great fit, and she is thrilled to be there, so we’re truly happy for her. But it’s such a strange feeling, to go from having her here to NOT having her …
Last month while we were planning our trip to Colorado, I was browsing through the Aspen Times and found a little reference to a half marathon happening a week after we arrived. The fact that it was going to be run at 9,000 feet didn’t quite register with me, because I saw the elevation map… …
I’m still here!!! Whew. The last 3-4 months have been a blur. I won’t bore you with details, but in short, H is now a high school graduate! The last few months of school for her were a combination of frantic studying, finding out which colleges she was accepted to, deciding where to go (which …
My daughter continues to amaze me with her insight and maturity. She has been disappointed lately with a couple of friends that she thought were true friends, but according to her, they have “ditched” her. She doesn’t have any idea why. It happened suddenly, without an obvious cause. No fights, no disagreements or anything she …
Last year I posted a vegetarian meatloaf that I made for my vegetarian daughter that even my red-meat loving husband would eat. Shortly afterwards, my husband and I gave up meat as well, so the vegetarian meatloaf has become a staple in our house. Without the fat from ground beef, the soy crumbles just didn’t …
Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Updated Veggie Meat Loaf…SOOOO Good! Read More »
My grandmother lost her eyesight early in life due to a combination of Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma. My mom has had Glaucoma for several years, and was just diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. So I’m on a mission to do whatever I can to prevent the same thing from happening to me. I did some research …
It’s Day 4 of our two weeks in Snowmass, and we’ve decided to skip skiing today. We normally ski every day possible, but the conditions this year are just, frankly, horrible. The base is around 30″, officially, but I don’t really see that. They haven’t had any snow, other than the 8 inches they received …
It’s 3:20 on a Wednesday and I haven’t worked out yet. I have no idea what’s for dinner and I just had lunch. I slept in until 8 a.m….something I haven’t done in ages. I’m starting to get glimpses of what it will be like when H leaves for college. For the last 18 years, …