She Is Here
The first grandbaby enters the circle of family, friends, and all creatures great and small, bringing a reminder to celebrate life.
Midriff Muse
Midlife Musings, Midriff Expansion (weight gain), Chronicles of Midlife Coming of Age and a few other things
Archive for Daughters
I couldn’t help myself …
I didn’t want to do a new post so soon because I like to leave a few days space because I’m afraid that if I post too many too fast hardly any will get read and I really do hope that you all read the previous post of Sedona Series – Part II, but [...]
Baby is 22
Shannon is my second born. She arrived in this life in much the same manner that she arrives anywhere: with the intent to be there – a short fast burst of labor, and there she was in my arms. Her Dad and I had been seated at the counter of a home decorating store, paying [...]
The Ironing Board is in Her Room
It feels different this year, even though it is not all that different than other years. Katie graduated from UW Madison on May 16th. Shannon graduated from North Central College on June 13th. We had an open house gathering of family and friends Jun14th and later that evening, Shannon, with her little red Honda [...]
Baby is 23
Katie Mahoney is 23 years old today. She’s not happy about that, the number 23 that is. It’s a prime number. She doesn’t like them; she thinks that they’re uninteresting and difficult to work with. (God, whose daughter is she? That would be me, the one with the whimsy that finds personification in everything.)
This [...]