It’s two days after New Year’s and I am putting away my Christmas decorations for another year. It’s kind of sad, no more nutcrackers holding up the antique cookbooks on the book shelf, no more golden glitter reindeer on the ledge above the TV set, no more LED lights twinkling along the garden fence. I [...]
My son got his first pair of eyeglasses yesterday. On the way to pick them up, Jack grilled me on all things glasses. Having worn glasses since I was child I am considered the family expert when it comes to poor vision. So Jack asked me whether he will be considered a nerd and whether [...]
I’m amazed how fast 2011 is drawing to a close. We started out the year in Chicago watching helplessly as my sister-in-law, Sandi, struggled to overcome a brain aneurism. This was a frightening way to start the New Year and we all hoped it was not a preview of the year to come. Amazingly, as we [...]
