I’m in the middle of reading The End of Your Life Book Club, a tender story of a son and his mother, who is battling pancreatic cancer, and their relationship through the books they read together during her treatment. At its heart, its about love, family and the role books play in our lives. So, I’ve […]
Month: January 2014
Our Friend Peen
My son, Robot, (I’ll be using my kids’ nicknames in this blog) has a friend named Peen. Yes, Peen. Don’t ask me about the origin of the name. Peen is a globetrotter. He’s lived everywhere it seems: Mars, China, Portland, Washington, San Jose, and some place called “Peenum”. He is the fastest human alive. Also, […]
Welcoming Life
The other evening did not go well. Maybe it was the transition from vacation back to real life, the post-holiday, post-sugar blues. Whatever it was, it wasn’t pretty. Some days, that’s just how it goes. Both kids are ornery. I am short-tempered and tired and my husband is working late again. Traffic sucks. The kids […]
Alphabet Scramble 