Last summer my son and I had a blast. We went on several domestic trips to enjoy the beautiful summer pool weather. He loves swimming. Just loves it. Thus, I sought out trips where he could get in plenty of pool time and where I could get in […]
The cliche is that life goes by too quickly. Blink and you miss key parts. You give your everything to your kids and then they are off to form their own families. The cycles go round and round. It’s the nature of life. And so I am reminded […]
Sometimes we have a lot of heavy things to ponder and forvehich big decisions are required. For instance, we had to decide whether to send my son into onsite school learning or to do 100% remote. After much thought, we opted to have him do remote learning for […]
Hands down the “holiday” I love observing the most at home is that of my son’s birthday. I love Christmas, Halloween and Easter. However, his birthday is my everything. This is because … Well, I think the reason why is obvious. His birthday is coming up on a […]
This past weekend I went for a non-destination walk to bask in the heat. I knew that eventually I would find a store that would motivate a bit of shopping. Although, I had already bought an awesome pair of pink shoes at midnight. As I walked I remembered […]
This past weekend I embarked on an unexpected adventure. I needed to get my son an Xbox. Well, need is a rather strong term. I really wanted to get him a new one and he really wanted one. The “wants” converged. Apparently, so did everyone else. Every place […]
Despite my son being born in the summertime, he far prefers winter. He loves snow. He loves the cold. We went, a few years back, to Berlin during the Christmas holiday and my son was greatly delighted. While I walked around with three pairs of wool socks on, […]
At the beginning of covid-19 we all thought we would learn 101 new skills sets. Then we didn’t. I’ve noted that repeatedly. But then I started thinking about such a statement. I may not have learned to play the guitar bit I did learn many new things. I […]
I usually love the month of May. It’s my month. It’s my birthday month. Flowers blossom and birds chirp. The air has a twinkle. There’s an extra step in my pep. Or extra pep in my step. However, this is the pandemic era. Birthdays take an extra meaning […]
I think, for the most part, dogs are super excited by this massive quarantine. My dog is no exception. He is happy that his humans are around and he can just bounce from one to the other. He saunters around as if he owns the place. And, he […]
