I miss my ribs!!!
Things I miss about being young 1. I miss my ribs and my hip bones. I didn’t give them the reverence they deserved when I could see them and now it’s too late. I fear they are gone forever. 2. I miss […]
Ashley rode in the car with a
BOY!! Yes, you read it right and if you feel just a little nauseous then you are taking it better than I did. It all started last Friday night ( you remember, date night with the pimp?) when I was getting ready […]
My son wants to be a pimp!!!
Last Friday Michael and I had a date night. He wanted to go shopping for his Halloween costume so we hit Halloween USA. The only problem was Michael wanted to be a gangster/pimp. Please see previous post regarding my son’s delusion that […]
Miles to empty…
I have a Chrysler van that has a great feature. It has a button that you can push that tells you how many miles you have until your tank is empty. Isn’t that great? I love it even more now that I […]
Homecoming -Isn’t she lovely?
We all my observations about the Homecoming dance I forgot to blog about the most important one…that my daughter is a beautiful young woman. When I look at her I am always amazed at the person she is becoming. I keep thinking […]
Observations of a High School Dance
I spent Saturday evening as a chaperon for the Central High School Homecoming dance. I t was fun to see the kids all dressed up and trying to be sophisticated but it left me with a lingering question. So I took a […]
Yo, dog what’s up?
My ten year old son Michael wants to be a gangster. Now I don’t think he can spell gangster but thanks to MTV that seems to be the coolest thing to be. According to him being a gangster involves a certain type […]
Why can’t everything just STAY the same?
This week there has been a major change in my life. My BFF Tara got a new job downtown Chicago at Northwesten Hospital. This means between the commute and the job she does not have time to spend hours with me on […]
Being a freshman parent
is really hard. I liked being a freshman the first time around much better. Now when I don’t exactly know where to go or what to do I risk embarassing myself and Ashley which is a much more serious offense. Of course […]
Sorry it has been so long since my last blog but I have been very sick with a sinus infection that was followed by a terrible cold. You know the kind that moves from one side of you nose to the other. […]