Scaling the Mighty Willis Tower — With My Acrophilic Husband
The 108-story Willis Tower is my husband’s kind of place. I first noticed Jon’s acrophilia early in our romance, when we took a trip to Europe. Read more.
Leap Year 1976 — The Day I Popped the Question
This is a Leap Year, and Monday is Leap Day. That means Jon and I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the day I proposed marriage. Read more.
Revisiting My First Blog Post Ever — How the Selective Service Made a Man of My Son
The powers that be at the Selective Service System were after my son. Read more.
Kindergarten Looms for a 5-Year-Old and His Mom
What is to become of a 5-year-old who won’t — can’t? — draw? This is not a frivolous question. Read more.
I’m Going to Be a Grandmother — Or Will I Be a Grannie? A Grandma? A Nana?
What shall I call myself? Something tried and true like Grandma, Grannie, Nana, or Grandmother Newhall? Or should I revive one of my childhood nicknames — Bobbie or Fanny? Read more.
The Baby Quilts Are Ready — Now All We Need Are the Babies
Grandchild No. One is due in February, and I’ve managed to finish the baby quilt in plenty of time . . . Make that four baby quilts. Read more.
I’m Thankful for Friends, Family, Pumpkin Pie and — It’s a Girl!
Eleven things I’m thankful for this season. And, once again, pumpkin pie and stuffing make the list. Read more.
She’s Shaved Her Head Bald — Is Our Daughter Headed for the Dark Side?
Christina had shaved her head bald. What was next? Multiple nose rings? Twelve-inch fingernails? Scarification? Crack cocaine? Read more.
Mom With Kids — The Home Office Blues
I liked being shoehorned into a 9-by-11-foot home office with three computers, a telephone, a cat, and a dear husband — most of the time. Read more.
The Center of the Universe Lives at Our House
Children run the world. And everyone who’s ever had a kid knows it. Read more.