I would wish for the Cherubim to be wise and whole. My life would be improved in a number of ways. It might be harder in a number of ways, too…but both of those things–any effect on my life at all–is so much not the point.
I had a chat with my daughter yesterday. In many ways, our first coversation. She came in where I was supposedly taking a rest and started chatting about her friends in China — her "little sister" is very sad because she had two close friends, Ping-Ping and another, and now both will be in America. —…
I’ve recommended to my kids that if any of them decide to write an autobiography of their childhood, they consider "It’s Raining Monkeys." as a title. It is raining monkeys here.
When we first returned from China, I kept forgetting that our daughter was not a guest. We have lots of guests visit at our house, so I have a mental slot for guests, how they are treated, etc. And this new person kept coming up as "guest" for me. Yesterday, someone made a reference to how wonderful it…
Yesterday, the mom of one of the Cherubim’s classmates wrote me to ask about a present she was thinking of getting him. She thought she might give him something her son liked…but she knew we are religious and did not wish to offend us. So, she kindly wrote and asked if it was okay to…
* — which is actually Romantic Tension Two, part two, making it, in fact, Part Three. In this installment, we are continuing our discussion of the zing moments…those moments of heightened intimacy in a romance that produce a sudden jolt in the reader. First kisses. The moment she says, “I love…
For over a year now, the Cherubim has insisted on wearing Mario Brothers shirts. With very few exceptions, he will wear nothing else. As you can imagine, his shirts are not in the best of shape, especially as he rips, cuts, and pulls at them occasionally…so they have ripped sleeves or a hole over the…
We has a lovely time at Balticon. The Launch went well. We saw many friends. Today is the Cherubim’s birthday, so I spent the morning so far doing a bit of shopping for cake and other foods he likes and running a treat by the school for him to share with his class. (It was a…
Place: BalticonDate: Sunday, May 30th, Time: 7pm to 9pm, Where: Garden Room Attending: Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Jeffrey Lyman, L. Jagi Lamplighter, D.C. Wilson, James Chambers, Hildy Silverman, Chris Pisano, Brian Koscienski, Robert E. Waters, Bernie Mojzes, Linda Saboe, Thomas Nackid, CJ Henderson, James Daniel Ross, Neal Levin, Kelly A. Harmon, Patrick Thomas, David Sherman, Elaine…
Snufkin (pictured above)was one of my childhood crushes. After last week, I felt that there was more to be said on this topic. But first, a brief history: Before she married my father, my mother was a dancer. (She still dances. She is still taking ballet classes today.) When I was young, she shared…