Down in the District
Spent a recent birthday weekend in the nation’s capital due to the generosity of Dad #3 and his lovely wife. It was an especially wonderful gift as I got ...
Category: the horde
Short timer
My youngest has always loved all things small and fluffy, children included. She barely remembers my last cat, Zoobie. My only memory of the two of them is the...
Long live the Independents
The youngest and I spent the afternoon and a good part of the evening shopping about a week ago. We don’t do that often. We needed supplies. It was two w...
Saving grace
I get paid once a month. It probably would be a challenge for most people to budget out an entire month on one check that comes in somewhat randomly. It’s...
Sure hope the floor holds up
The father of my children once said with that dry, wry wit of his that he was waiting for the floor of my study to collapse into the basement some day. Why woul...
Increasing levels of control
I am currently the only adult in the house. There are some very good sides to that. And there are also some very bad sides. The good side is that I can decide w...
Pointy ears and all
I’ve been going to ConnectiCon for several years now. The first year I really didn’t know what to expect but the boys were all into it and so I fig...
Keeping them fed even after they leave the nest
My years of cooking in restaurant kitchens was all about learning the dishes and then slamming them out hour after hour, shift after shift, perfect every time. ...
Oh how I loathe khaki and dark blue
Getting everyone ready to go back to school is never easy on either the nerves or the wallet. The prep required is made even more difficult by the wide variety ...
Take a walk on the marshy side
Exit 9 off of I91 in North Haven, Connecticut is the epitome of suburban shopping mall sprawl at its worst. I’m sure it’s great for the town coffer...