I'd like to share with you what is, undoubtedly, one of my most epic photo fails of all time. In fact, I actually dare you to beat me on this one. June 2nd: Graduation Day for our first born and our nephew. I'm emotional and excited, she's emotional and excited. I have a houseful of … Continue reading Photo Fail: The Story Behind the Picture
Humor
Shame on Me
Last year for Christmas, my husband got me an Apple Watch. I hadn't asked for one, unlike a lot of people, but bless his heart, he was pretty sure I'd love this little piece of new technology. I have a well-established love/hate relationship with technology. I love how it can make many aspects of life … Continue reading Shame on Me
Seventh Grade Science
This is the story of a teaching job: searching, finding, and finally accepting. It is a story of adjusting, adapting, experimenting, spending, crying, and some regretting. There was a resignation and a change. There was also a lot of growing and a fair amount of laughter in this one remarkable year. Once upon a time, … Continue reading Seventh Grade Science
Mid-Life Lessons at 45
Yes, that is my age; for anyone whom I did not go to school with, just in case you were wildly curious, but were afraid to ask. I'm not about to claim any ground-breaking revelations here, and I'm not operating under the delusion that everyone will agree with me. But as I no longer consider … Continue reading Mid-Life Lessons at 45
If You Give a Mom a Cookie
If you give a Mom a cookie, she'll probably stand at the counter to eat it, with her back to her children so they don't see her eating a cookie right before dinner time. As she stands at the counter, she'll see a pile of crumbs. She'll sweep them into her hand and … Continue reading If You Give a Mom a Cookie
Yankee Swap
I was first introduced to the Yankee Swap at our family Christmas party, although I don't remember exactly how long ago. I can't remember a family Christmas party without a Yankee Swap, so it's obviously been a tradition for a long time. Although everyone just called it the "Grab Bag," which seemed appropriate for the … Continue reading Yankee Swap
Random Holiday Observations
This is for you all to read in between your fourth and fifth trip to the grocery store this week, in between your third and fourth cup of coffee for the day, and perhaps for when you stop to take a breath between all those "last minute shopping trips" that seem to go on for … Continue reading Random Holiday Observations
Skill Set
I can think of dozens of things I've learned to do as a mom. Things I never pictured myself doing before I became a mom. Things I didn't even know were "a thing." Like running a "cake walk," for instance. That's a thing. It's like musical chairs meets a raffle, except no one loses a … Continue reading Skill Set
Halloween Through the Years: My Life in Headlines
If someone thought my life was interesting enough to write about, and they decided that Halloween would be the perfect lens, they might write something like the following. But obviously, no one does, so I'll have to write it myself, on the off-chance that it might make someone (besides me) laugh. Disturbance Investigated in Quiet … Continue reading Halloween Through the Years: My Life in Headlines
Been There, Done That
I've just produced photographic evidence that Youngest Son wore the same shirt- the exact same turquoise Under Armor polo shirt- for three consecutive school pictures. (Since our elementary school has a spring photo session as a fundraiser, he wore it for one spring, one fall, and then the following spring.) Damn picture day always catches … Continue reading Been There, Done That
Gretchen L. Mulroy 