thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
I have certain routines I do every night before I go to bed. The Big Daddy’s routine is to say he’s going to bed. Then he goes to bed. First, I have to take a bath because I love baths and if I’m stuck on writing something it relaxes me and I ponder sentence structure. … Read more
When the kids were all in elementary school I got a job at Chico’s doing stock work. Another friend had done it before me and called to let me know she was leaving and that I should think about taking it. It worked out perfectly with having kids in school since you could set your … Read more
When I was single and working in Chicago, I would sometimes go to Marshall Field’s on my lunch hour to buy underwear. Not the sturdy, practical kind that Mom bought every year at Sears, but something Sexish In The City. Even if I was running on fumes in my checking account, a lacy pair of … Read more
The Big Daddy travels some for his job and unlike some of my friends, I do not mind being alone in the house. I rather welcome it. When the kids were young, we’d get Taco Bell for dinner and the freedom of not cooking kept me happy all day. The freedom of having the entire … Read more
A couple of years ago, we started taking a new route to Illinois. We bypassed Iowa, Interstate 80 and its traffic for the soothing Route 36 with its similar speed limit but minus the screaming 18-wheelers, construction or detours. Because of its tranquil ways, it does not offer the amenities of the interstate. If you … Read more
Last week, Will, Mallory and I took a trip to see Maggie’s first grade classroom. After being a 5th grade math teacher for one awful year and two years as an ELL teacher, she now has her own group of six year olds for the entire year. She’s quite over the moon about that and … Read more
My dad was a member of The Serra Club. It got its name from Fr. Junipero Serra and its mission was to promote the vocations of priests and nuns in the Catholic church. Once a month on a Thursday night he would attend their meetings, and on occasion he and Mom would go to the … Read more
Our bedroom is on the 2nd floor of a fifty year old house. As soon as you’re halfway up the stairs you can feel the heat. A few years ago we got a new air conditioner and I talked to the installer about our hot 2nd floor. “This new AC will make it a little … Read more
When I worked in Chicago my job was in the HR department for Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company – the Gas Company for short. I processed employee health claims along with two other women. In our office were four desks lined one behind the other. The new girl always started at the back of … Read more
When all of us siblings got to be older we would go with our spouses/girlfriends/boyfriends to Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was one of the first big amusement parks somewhat close to us and all day we could ride the roller coasters, ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl………….. You could get wet from rides that dropped into … Read more