Category: Musings on Family

The Last Flu Shot Standing

I should have know something was up… We arrived at the doctor EARLY for our appointment and saw a doctor IMMEDIATELY. Now as you know I tend to be a procrastinator and doctors tend to keep me waiting even when I…

I Need Coffee STAT!

Yesterday I was complaining about papers. Today I’m tackling mornings. Aren’t you glad you joined me this a.m. for my rant on everything morning related? Mornings…I get through them with a little help from my friends coffee and light bulbs. Light…

Reading Is Queen

Reading is king in our house, or queen — I’m English, my husband is American, though. In England we are all about the Royals even if some of us disagree with the amount of money they get from the state.…

Swim Team Teen Style

My teen has been on the swim team since a teeny tiny 2nd grader. She wore almost the same size swim suit as her 5-year-old sister. Then and now she is skin and bones. Hates cold water. The swimming pool…

A Man of Few Words

My husband does not say much. But when he does — Listen! At 3 p.m. I was in a fog of kids flying in from school, backpacks tossed to ground, wondering what to make for dinner, and pondering how in…