I’m in line, waiting for my turn. A man in a blue uniform approaches me, his tired eyes fixated on the ground, and hands me a stack of paperwork.  I sign on the dotted lines, initial where indicated, and forgo reading the fine print, mainly because it’s so small it looks like it’s written in…

Did I ever tell you about the time that I was an immigrant from Poland and spent the rest of my childhood trying really hard to fit in with my American peers, while my mother continued to undermine my efforts by packing soggy Polish sausage and tomato sandwiches on rye bread which would create an…

EverydayI send my eight year son to school.Each morning, I wait outside with him for the little bus that winds its way up our hill and parks in front of the driveway.  I hug and kiss him all the way up the bus steps, handing him over to his wonderful and very competent driver at the very last…

Sebastion Smith Is crapping in his diaper.  Can’t wait until mom gets a “load” of this! Veronica Wellington Is sick and tired of circle time and yogurt for snacks.  Also, ran into that b*#! Astrid in the sandbox again.  She better watch it during nap time. Rob “the snake” McAllister Is Wasted!   Dude.  Beer.  Lots. Lori…

I haven’t felt like blogging much lately. Mostly it’s because I’m on a diet. It’s sort of taken away my whole will to live and also, most of my free time is spent weighing myself and graphing minute by minute changes in my @ss to waist ratio, which, according to my latest calculations, is somewhere in the…

So my husband stayed home sick today.  I left him this morning, in bed, watching televsion, with a box of tissues next to him and plenty of fluids, cough drops, and fluffy pillows under his head. I just got home from work and The dishes aren’t done Dinner isn’t made The laundry has not been…

*I remember thinking that as a Mother, I would spend my days bestowing wisdom upon my offspring, offering them my sage advice, teaching them the ways of the world and how to navigate through it safely.  How surprising it was then, when it turned out that they were the ones teaching me about life.  Oh…