Category Archives: family life
New Year Where? Who? What?
TODAY’S LAUGH: Grandson Joey (almost 5) asked to go outside the other day while visiting our house. I said, “No, it’s too cold. It’s only five degrees out.” “I like cold,” he said. I countered with, “But it’s windy too, … Continue reading
The Macaroni Wagon
TODAY’S LAUGH: One long-ago morning, I was on the phone in my kitchen (back in the Stone Age when phones were corded and land-locked). My children (2,4 and 6) were in the next room and were, as usual when I … Continue reading
Living La Vida Hosta
TODAY’S LAUGH: Doing a little outdoor fall cleanup this weekend, I moved a pile of black plastic sheeting on the deck (where I’d left it after a feeble attempt at some spring landscaping). Under the plastic I found a bucket … Continue reading
Having FUN?
TODAY’S LAUGH: One long-ago Saturday, Darling Daughter, about ten at the time, asked me to play a game with her. I was busy, (doing what I don’t recall but it was no doubt something really important, like scrubbing toilets) so … Continue reading
The Power of “Yes!”
Listen and laugh along… TODAY’S LAUGH: I took my first improvisational comedy class last weekend. I feared being the “old lady” among a bunch of twenty-somethings. And even more, I feared making a complete fool of myself in front of … Continue reading
To Shuffle or Not To Shuffle?
Listen in and laugh along… TODAY’S LAUGH: DaHusband and I loaded several of our favorite CDs into our multi-CD player, as musical accompaniment for an evening at home with friends. Then I hit “SHUFFLE.” I was about to press “PLAY” … Continue reading
Small Gifts
TODAY’S LAUGH: I fixed DaMama’s hair and gave her a manicure last week. She said, “Such treatment–I feel like a rich lady!” I teased her with, “By the way, where’s that rich husband of yours? I want to know if … Continue reading
Finding Christmas
ATTENTION EVENT PLANNERS: Click the link under “Speaking” for information about 2009 bookings. CLICK “Mary on the Air” to listen in on “Finding Christmas…” TODAY’S LAUGH: I shopped early online and have avoided the crowds this year. So far. But … Continue reading
The Banana Bread Stress Remedy
TODAY’S LAUGH: I heard it on the radio so it must be true: Baking banana bread is a great remedy for today’s economic stresses. I thought, Huzzah! Now I know what to do with those shriveled up black things on … Continue reading