Yes, it’s a song.  Well, now it is.  Sort of.   It’s more of an odyssey… Doofenshmirtz and I were having lunch in the garden of a café at the corner of Grove and Bleeker Streets in Manhattan.  It was a beautiful day, and we were just down the street from the “Friends’ Apartment”, so we thought we would do a little sightseeing after we … Continue reading Trip To My Loo

I’ve read and re-read this blog, and it is my opinion that this one reads better if you do it out loud.  Trust me. ************************************************************************************ There are three stages to parenting. We begin with preconceived notions.  We all start from different places.  Some of us have never been around children.  Some of us babysat.  Some of us raised our brothers and sisters.  We think we … Continue reading Failing Perfectly

For years, I’ve been taking the pill that makes me smaller. Easy. Six weeks ago, I took the pill that makes me large.  Not sure I thought that through.  Actually, I’m not sure there was any way to have known. And now I’m down the rabbit hole. In a very short amount of time, I’ve discovered that writing (on a regular, bloggy basis) is therapeutic.  … Continue reading The Rabbit Hole

So… a hook on one of my bras got stuck in the dryer, and had an extra bend in it. I had no trouble putting it on this morning, but unhooking it this evening proved impossible (too bad I don’t have Joey Tribbiani across the hall!) I was literally… wait for it… Booby-trapped! Continue reading Accidentally Human Part II

Beauty doesn’t fade. It changes. Laugh lines from a wonderful sense of humor are gorgeous. And if gray hair and worry lines come from our children, then bring ’em on! The person who looks into your face with love will always see the beauty that is in you, regardless of less-than-moisturized skin and lack-of-sleep days. My face spent many upturned days in the sun, and … Continue reading Beautiful

The office door opened, and he sauntered in.  This boy.  This kid who, up until today, I had only communicated with via text.  He had been described as “super-young”, so I was prepared for a teenager. He began working for us 9 months ago.  I rarely show up at my office before 10 am, and this new kid was an early bird.  I had managed … Continue reading Twenty-One

Skotchdopole and I took a road trip when she was 5 years old.  We were driving from Houston to Virginia Beach.  I was a 26 year old waitress at the time, and hoped to make the most of this trip.  Memories of childhood road trips swirled in my head, and I wanted to make this memorable for her as well. Atlanta marked the halfway point … Continue reading Questionable parenting at Stone Mountain

*Thank you to Kelly Mims for contributing the title to this series.  My goal is to post one accident story per week until I run out of them (stop laughing).  Many of these are old, so please don’t send sympathy cards.  Some readers may remember when these originally occurred …if you were one of the lucky ones to witness any of these events, feel free … Continue reading Accidentally Human Part I