Pushing on a Rope
Terri S. Vanech
The view from over the hill
You know, I joked about our ages a little earlier this week when I wrote about our 19th wedding anniversary (you can read that post here), but after last night, I think the joke may be on Basil and me. We went out to celebrate a bit, choosing a new burger place in town we’d … Continue reading
Push-me, pull-you — aka the working woman’s tango
Got an email reply from a colleague at 6-something this morning that started: “Wow, you’re up early.” Well, yeah. But that’s only because the laundry fairy, housecleaning genie and household manager didn’t show up. Again. And my wand isn’t working. But Basil and Catherine will tell you that my broomstick does. 😉
19 years and counting with my funny valentine
See that picture? That’s how we looked 19 years ago today. (Now I’ll wait while you scroll to the bottom to see what time has wrought.) You back up here now? Good. Yes, a few weeks ago we marked the 25th anniversary of our first date, but today is the anniversary of the day we … Continue reading
Keeping it real — and inside the box
As I type this, Basil is cleaning out the garage. Again. And as usual, in addition to putting all the things back that should have just been returned to their proper homes along the way, he’s stopped to wander through some boxes of stuff he’s been meaning to go through. These boxes are barely held … Continue reading
No beginning, no end. So how do I tell the story?
In Land of Gazillion Adoptees, Amanda Woolston wrote this week about how adoptees’ scant background information reduces them to stereotypes: The lucky, grateful adoptee. The unwanted baby finally wanted by someone else. A perpetual child. A person with an invisible past. Finding in her adoptive parents’ house some redacted records from her adoption file, Amanda … Continue reading
What is it about the market that brings out the worst in people?!
Every day there are at least a half-dozen headlines or events that make me shake my head in disbelief. You, too, I’m sure. What are people thinking? Do they think at all? This morning, I had a first-hand view of the ugliness and stupidity some people embody. I was in the supermarket — where, it … Continue reading
Don’t give me any lip
Things have not measurably improved since Monday’s shoe incident, I’m sorry to report. (Read about that here.) On Tuesday, I could not get my mic to work while teaching my Jazzercise class. Fiddled with the volume, tried a couple changes of battery (no easy task while dancing and queuing the routines), then finally gave up … Continue reading
That was some, er, feet
There’s an old saw that says you should walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, but you couldn’t have gotten very far in mine today. I took a quick break in the middle of the day to swing by the high school and drop off Catherine’s Epi-Pen and inhaler. She tagged along, eager to peek … Continue reading
Sweet rewards when I least expected them
Parents have moments and MOMENTS. Some send us running for cover, others keep us grinning for hours. God knows we’ve had our MOMENTS with Catherine — the supermarket tantrum over a hot-pink rubber ball I wouldn’t buy, the testing of illicit words, the time she waited until my back was turned and then hit me … Continue reading
Ties that bind — at home, online … even at the service station
Most days, technology is supposed to connect us, but it really keeps us isolated, enjoying a faux sense of camaraderie fueled by too much information. Today, technology really connected me, though. Here’s how: Early this morning, my Facebook feed included a status update from Nancy, a neighbor I’ve known for 14 years. Like me, … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 