Tag: discontent
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More Please?
When the grands come for a visit, whether long-term or short, Papa John loves to provide treats and surprises. He’s incredibly adept at choosing what will delight the hearts of those in the house. You can easily tell this because their joy turns to screeches of delight, One of John’s new finds were huge bins…
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What Lies Beneath?
The stump that reminded me of the living tree that once graced our lawn is gone. It’s been ground up, mulched, mutilated. It didn’t go quietly. Because of problems that cropped up with our 25-year-old tree, we had to take it down. Its stump looked sorrowful, a torso without limbs. It has left a bare…
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Grins, Giggles And A Little Wiggle
I find easy to whine and complain. Especially lately. I’m not the only one like this–whininess and discontent are like an airborne disease that affects us all. Depending on the weather, circumstances, and which side of the bed we chose to get up from. I’ve been less than jolly because of a sore back. I…
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When Enough Is Enough
I need to better appreciate the humor in the unexpected. Particularly if it has to do with bodily fluids. Teagan, the six-year-old master of drama, proliferate with his words, was in a quiet, subdued mood this past Sunday. First clue. You can never put “Teagan” and “subdued” in the same sentence. It’s an oxymoron. As…
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I’ll Have It My Way
We’re hitting a cold spell in Florida that is very typical for this time of year. I tease my sister, who lives in Chicago, that I’m positively freezing here–at 50 degrees. And it’s still sunny. She commented to me the other day that it was 20 below with the windchill. And grey. Dismal. There really…
Tip of My Iceberg 