Tears were streaming down my face as I left the office. Did I really just ask the dermatologist if there would be a scar on my face?  I felt ridiculous thinking more about what I would look like than the actual diagnosis. God why did this have to be on my face?  What if it…

Neon lights were flashing to upbeat music on the roller rink floor. The smell of pizza filled the air. I hadn’t been to one of these places since high school! Nerves were showing on my kids’ faces as we laced up their skates.   “There’s too many people, Mommy.” My daughter said.   “You can…

We had just walked across the Brooklyn bridge. My husband opened the door for me to a cute restaurant we found overlooking the water. As we sat down, I realized my feet were tired, and my hair was wind-blown- but I could care less! We were in NYC!   “Welcome, where are you guys from?”…

Last week we were going through our closets, trying to declutter. I was sitting in the middle of the kitchen, piles of junk on one side and forgotten treasures on the other. My husband called from another room, “I found your Grandma’s letters!”   Those were definitely treasures. She would write at least once a…

It’s been a while since I checked our yard for weeds. I figured, It’s winter, I can let that go for now.   Of course, I was wrong. Now I know why Grandma had my brothers and I bike over to her house on weekends to pull weeds!   Have you ever noticed how weeds…

“Let me help you!” My daughter yelled out the door amidst the chaos.   It was late in the evening and here we were, outside in freezing temperatures inspecting our busted pipe. Flashlight in hand, trying to figure out what to do next, I wondered, how did this happen? We let the water drip to…