Well, Simon has at last learned how to pick up puzzle pieces by the knob and is babbling up a storm, but I’ll have to write about that later. We are currently in the final throws of packing and getting out the door for Gatlinburg. The car is mostly packed. Simon just woke up from […]
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Our little family is on the road again, this time to visit friends in Arlington and attend a business meeting in Boston. The kitties will be taken care of by our house-sitter, and I half suspect they may be happier with her than with us these days. After all, they won’t have to compete with […]
Today my family buried my dad’s sister-in-law, Aunt Marcia.* This was the first time I’ve been around for the loss of an active matriarch. When my Bubbie died, she had been at a nursing home for many years, and my mom had already taken over that role. My Aunt Marcia, on the other hand, hosted […]
In the past week Simon has added two new tricks to his arsenal, both of which have occurred when I was not around. Given that I’m around 99% of the time, I’m beginning to think Simon knows what he’s doing in this regard and is out to get his mama for some injustice I have […]
Yesterday, Simon had his first kiss, and, befitting his station as a Kentuckian, it came from a cousin. A second cousin once removed to be precise, so hardly scandalous. It happened at my Uncle Sam and Aunt Marcia’s house, where the greater Goldstein clan gathered for swimming, horseshoes, croquet, and a cookout. My first cousin […]
Shopping for Father’s Day stinks. While merchants have untold numbers of yummy and lovely presents on display for mom, the dad displays tend to feature bad cologne, useless golf gadgets, barbecue items, and joke ties. Where’s the respect? I’ve seen these bad displays for ages, but my dad usually requests “no gifts” for Father’s Day, […]