I had my first garage sale over the weekend. It was beyond exhausting, but what surprised me the most was emotional part. I was not prepared for it. It was like watching “This is Your Life” except that greedy strangers appear and snatch up your memories and haggle over them. There was this one… Read More Garage Sale of a Lifetime
I need to put my small-town business aside for a moment to talk about the passing of Tim Russert. I’m so sad about it. I seem to be taking it personally — and it’s not just because he’s been so integral to my Sunday morning ritual. It’s more than that. I come from this crazy, politically charged… Read More A Brief Aside on Tim Russert
School is out. Thank god. I can’t take any more crazy school-mom mania. The overachieving moms get me all worked up with their uber involvement and super fabulousness. The closer we get to the last day, the harder they organize, schedule, and plan. I am so not made that way, and I get really grumpy… Read More Some Summer Things to Do
Small Town. Small Times. 