This is my entry this week in the mini-season of therealljidol, Exhibit B. Please read the many fine entries. This week I wrote on the topic "Finding Serenity."

( I need a vacation from my vacation. )

This past weekend, my whole family got together in Central Pennsylvania. On Sunday, we had a somewhat shorter time for socializing, but we made the best of it.

( Pass the baby! )

This past weekend, my whole family got together in Central Pennsylvania. My brother, his wife and two kids came down from Vermont, and my sister and her husband came in from Bellefonte. Together with my Dad and Mom, we took a family outing to a favorite location, Knoebel's Amusement Resort.

( Fun, food and fantasy... really? )

I didn't get a chance to post anything yesterday, because I spent most of the day sleeping. Why, you ask? To make up for my first night back with my telecommuting job, transcribing cable news shows. I guess you could say it didn't go as I had hoped.

( My internal battle over the bottle. )

This Fourth of July weekend, The Gryphon and I visited my family in Central Pennsylvania. My brother came down from Vermont with his family, and my sister came up from Virginia. Sadly, her husband had to stay behind and work.

The Gryphon and I arrived Friday night, just in time for me to do my evening work assignments. I finished after everyone had ( Read more... )

This past weekend, my husband, The Gryphon and I traveled to Central Pennsylvania to spend time with my family to celebrate the Fourth of July. We were all together for once. My brother and his family came down from Vermont, and my sister came up from Virginia. The only person missing was my sister's husband, who had to stay home and work.

On ( Read more... )

Before I write about this past weekend, I'd like to finish writing about our Thanksgiving vacation. On our last full day there, Saturday, I didn't have to do any work and could hang out with my family the last day.

( A little quality time with the family. )

Last Friday, my husband, The Gryphon, and I woke up and, once more, took turns going to the continental breakfast at our hotel. We had discovered the only creamer for the coffee consisted of cartons of skim milk, so we agreed to share one, with one person bringing half back for the other.

This time, I tried the do-it-yourself waffles, which were ( Read more... )

Wednesday a week ago, we drove to Central Pennsylvania to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. It promised to be a big get-together, because my brother's family was coming from Vermont and my sister and her husband from Virginia, as well as family friend The Pastor and her two sons.

The Pastor's Oldest Son stayed at our place the night before, ( Read more... )

I don't normally refer to friends and family by name, but in this case, there's good reason to. My brother's wife, Mary Jarrett Wilson, has published a novella, King of the Dust Mites, available at Lulu.com.I read it recently, and I told her that it's beautiful like a Leonard Cohen song is beautiful. Like him, she can write about heartbreaking and ( Read more... )