My dad said that to me year round. I finally asked him “What’s that mean?” I was four. “Tough Sledding” he told me. It was in the 1955. It was summer. I knew sledding would be impossible. We lived near Detroit in Michigan. “G -Dammit” was my next conundrum. My dad used it when he… Continue reading TOUGH SLEDDING
This morning I opened my laptop and at 74 years of age with two grandchildren, it finally happened, I was looking at an actual recruitment page for a special corps of the Marines. It was personalized, with my birthday! This took my breath away. The requirement for this section of the corps. is specialized. First… Continue reading THE FEW, THE PROUD
Since retirement, I have been cutting the lawn with our riding lawn mower. I like the job. We have a lot of grass to cut and I like being outside in the sun and the summer breeze. I decided which direction I wanted to cut the lawn last week. All my neighbors experiment with… Continue reading MOODY MOWER
It was a very hot week last week. My son, husband, and I decided to go to a movie at mid-day. We have air conditioning in the house. I showered and dressed for air conditioning. I wore a t shirt and pants, due to my age. I brought a sweater because I do get chilled… Continue reading HOT TIME AT THE MOVIES
We got up at the crack of dawn to go to the zoo. We wanted to rent motorized carts and to do so, we knew that the supply never met the demand. I tried drinking hot coffee in the car. My husband already drank his, so he was wide awake. Every turn onto the expressway… Continue reading ZOO WAKE UP CALL
I had a grape day this week. We bought child sized four-ounce bottles of grape juice. One night I took headache medication from one of these small bottles of grape juice. I did not drink the whole bottle of juice. I put the cap back onto the bottle and went to bed. The next day… Continue reading GRAPE JUICE EXPLOSION
Going to the pet store has been a family treat for several years. We have a pet, a cat. She is a calico cat. She was born in a cardboard box in a neighbor’s garage. Now I wish I took two or three or more of these darling kittens. So, we do go to… Continue reading BIRD STRIKE
We lived in Southwest Florida for a hot number of years. We had four children who all were in school in Florida. The youngest was in middle school. Living ninety miles north of Cuba means that you are living in the subtropics. In Winter the weather was tolerable. I expected wonderful weather all year. However,… Continue reading PARENT PICKUP
My husband got a new job in a new town. It was a very small town. He had rented a small condominium ranch in a group of about twenty of these. A forest surrounded the condominiums. I drove up from Detroit to this small town. The kids were grown and capable without me. I can’t… Continue reading LOCKED OUT
This is a true story. As a mother of four children who have grown up, I was with one in a big box electronics store recently. He managed to grow up and I managed to survive. I have been in the situation that this father was in yesterday in the computers and tablets department. First,… Continue reading TODDLER TECH TANTRUMS
Sharon Clemons 