"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere- be deceitful. Let me…
I love my dog, but let's face it: he's an animal and the nature of our relationship has limits. I love my dad, but let's face it: he can be a bit out of touch like many men his age. This story is about how recent experiences with both my dog and my dad shed…
Shortly after the first of February, in the checkout line at Costco, I found myself reliving the Seinfeld episode where Elaine's diaphragm flies out of her purse in public for all the world to see. Elaine quickly becomes defensive, in a humorous way, justifying the fact that most women probably carry around birth control with…
One of my children's favorite jokes to play on me goes like this:
"What's your name?" (I say "Brooke").
"What's this?" (points to nose, I answer "nose").
"What am I holding?" (hands are empty, I answer "nothing").
(Child doubles over laughing and states it all back to me, "Brooke knows nothing").
It's adorable to see…
(I've shared this cartoon before, but I just love it).
Have you ever found yourself face-to-face with someone who is clearly making small talk to pass the time? This has happened to me a couple of times at holiday parties with people I hadn't met before. They were people who clearly weren't that interested in talking…
My son is in third grade and he gave me this the other day. He was a bit frantic, claiming it was late. We left it out for our elf, in hopes that it would quickly be transported back to The North Pole. I marveled at the detail in his drawings. It was exactly what…