You guys, I had the best weekend. Seriously. My older daughter, S, graduated from college. My sweetheart and I flew down to South Carolina, stayed with parents (which meant I got to see my mommy on Mother's Day), and got to see my kid for several meals as well as getting to see her walk across the stage and receive her (faux) diploma. I got to see ( Read more... )

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Besides tai chi, my kids have been keeping me busy - one of the other reasons I've been around the internet much less lately ( Read more... )

1. Finish shopping for S, who leaves for college in Charleston, SC, next weekend ( Read more... )

1. S graduated from high school on Wednesday. I couldn't be prouder, nor could I be much happier for her ( Read more... )

Yesterday was S's high school graduation. I must confess that I am still waiting for the "bittersweet" part that everyone else seems to be talking about, because I'm finding the whole thing to be purely awesome ( Read more... )

Expect things to be erratic around here this week.

My S graduates on Wednesday, my folks are in town (from Arizona) and all bets are off.

So . . . possibly no Emma post today. And possibly nothing much more either.


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1. My yoga pants are too big. They were snug when purchased about seven weeks ago. They have not stretched out.

2. I am now a card-carrying member of the Romance Writers of America. Okay, so I don't actually have a card, but I got the emails confirming that I'm now a member. To quote Steve Martin's character in The Jerk, "Things are going to start ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a banner sort of day. Not that I, y'know, have a banner for it, but still . . .

So many happy things happened that I feel a list coming on:

1. S found a prom dress. Yes, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She tried it on in black, even though she doesn't usually like black, and then we ordered it in white. The dress we ordered is ( Read more... )

Busy. Busy busy busy. Here are only some of the reasons why ( Read more... )