Daughter #2 graduated from college this past Saturday (and the most boring speaker talked forever about quantum blah-blah for nearly 40 minutes and she was a journalist/television personality on Fox News who should have had a much better speech. I formally offer to edit/write her next speech if she should like to contact me. I [...]
A Time to Laugh, A Time to Cry
May 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Tags: Moms
The Enlightenment (hard work)
April 25th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Picked up my son from his job at the ice cream stand last night. So glad that he was able to inform us about the woes of being busy at work. Yes, he as actually tired! There were lots of people wanting to be served. One of his co-workers was snippy and bossy when things [...]
Tags: Life Observations
Worry, Work and Job Fulfillment
August 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I maintain that worrying is part of my maternal job and I take it seriously. My daughter has had a stomach ache for about three weeks now. I have offered my advice, my Tums and Pepto, but nothing seems to work. When I mention that perhaps it’s time to see a doctor, she acts like [...]
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July 2nd, 2008 · 11 Comments
I don’t know what the problem is. The kid just can’t find a job and he has been trying so hard. We have been everywhere and he is clean, polite and persistent. He was a bit frustrated, but now is very frustrated as his two friends got summer jobs and didn’t even try. Both friends [...]
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