We have five college degrees between the two of us.  But, if a garbage disposal, ice-maker, window shade, or doorknob goes awry, we are way out on a limb. This week it was the doorknob on the door going out to the garage.  It would not open the damned door. This put us in a… Continue reading Mr. And Mrs. FIX-IT

I started out as a substitute teacher.  I spent many days in the junior high art class, due to the regular teacher’s nervous breakdown.  There are so many dangerous things in art classes.  I locked up the worst in a cabinet with a key. These were the glues that they sniffed…and x-acto knives for killing… Continue reading Art Class

I called my mom every morning after I got the kids off to school.  She was living alone in northern Michigan.  Her neighbors to the north used their place only in the summer.  Her neighbors to the south were very busy in the small town’s politics. I was worried about her!  She liked living alone,… Continue reading Fax of the Case

Today is my husband’s birthday.  He already bought his own present: a golf club.  He is out now, picking up his cake.  I feel guilty, sitting on my ass and writing posts.  I did not get him a card! I recall one year, when our oldest son had his eighth birthday we bought him a… Continue reading A Very Merry Un-Birthday

I had to renew my driver’s license this year.  It was like Ellis Island in there.  My heart was in my throat.  After worrying and waiting I was called to take my turn.  I was sweating.  I rested my chin and forehead on the vision testing machine.  I saw nothing at first.  Then I closed… Continue reading Driver’s License Renewal

I taught kindergarten for seven years.  We had a bathroom: one toilet, one sink.  The first day of school was always full of wonder.  Some kids did not know what “Line up” meant. We worked on this by me calling this movement “Like ducks in a row…or like a choo-choo train.” Then, I would take… Continue reading Bathroom Rules

It is over 90 degrees here in greater Detroit, Michigan.  Last week we wore long sleeves, pants, and hoodies.  We fought over the bedspread to stay warm.  That was last week.  Now, we are in for it.  This reminds me of our six year stint in Southwest Florida.  By April I could cook a full… Continue reading Grocery Shop Dilemma

We spent some time on various sites to look for possible rentals in L.A. for our son. Most of these are rather cryptic in the way they are written.  One is a mansion full of artists to rent a bed in a place that never quiets down day or night. Our son was warned off… Continue reading Rental Disagreement

My husband is the father of four, now grown, kids.  His birthday is also within days of Father’s Day.  Our Los Angeles sons will send cards, eventually.  Daughters send a thoughtful gift or two to arrive on or before these days.  It is the same way for me, as their mother.  But, this morning I… Continue reading Father’s Day

Some time ago I started out as a substitute teacher in a school district that was cheek by jowl next to Detroit.  I was already showered and dressed by six a.m. to wait for my assignment via a phone call.  It was a seventh grade class.  I took it. I entered the classroom and looked… Continue reading Have Fun