Youngest daughter plays volleyball. She's following in her sister's footsteps. Admittedly, she's probably influenced by the fact that she had to go to her sister's tournaments on weekends and during school, but she learned to appreciate the game and maintained she wanted to play and not watch when she got old enough ( Read more... )

You know spring is here when birds start building a nest in the evergreen wreath hanging from your front door ( Read more... )

First additional sign the holidays are over is the tree sitting on the curb ( Read more... )

After a good night's sleep I'm ready to face the new year. Family was all together for the first time in a number of years, as eldest daughter is home for the holidays. Melissa was off visiting relatives until Wednesday, so having her back made for an even nicer New Year's Eve.

As for what I'd like to accomplish in 2010 ...

ExerciseI'm going to ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, everyone. It's December 24th and that means a marathon present wrapping session tonight with the spouse while three DVDs play in the background: It's A Wonderful Life; Scrooge; and Elf.

Jimmy Stewart's holiday classic is a mainstay of our holiday rituals. And several years back I hooked Melissa on the musical version of a ( Read more... )

Tree was up all night, tree was lit this afternoon, tree was decorated this evening. Operative word here: was ( Read more... )

Jotted down some quick notes while the phones were quiet this morning and hopefully I'll get a new short story written in the next few days. Still not sure whether it will turn out scary or uplifting. Or a mash-up of the two ( Read more... )

Cable went out right after the eulogy, so we missed Criminal Minds last night. There was much gnashing of teeth. :-/

Tonight's dinner should consist of spouse's first attempt at making risotto.

You know all is right with the world when your oldest daughter IM's to say "I love you" and uses ALL CAPS, and the only reason they're shouting is they want to tell you how they feel.