New Year Wishes

Were I Queen of Everything, here is I what I would like for next year.

Post-Christmas Post

 So the first thing the oldest grandson said when he saw tree was “Grandpa – do you have the army men?” Nothing says Christmas like soldiers having maneuvers under the tree.

Merry Christmas to All

Tradition!

“Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course.”

― Lemony Snicket

Pre-holiday Pardon

Today was proof of an ongoing mystery that’s been building for the past two years. That mystery is directly connected to the fact that I’ve now been retired from teaching for two years.

Anyone who is also retired has asked themselves the same question:

“How did I get all this done when I was working?’

Great Power/Great Responsibility

-Parking karma can be a heavy burden

Putting Some Order in My Life

I was at Marshall’s yesterday trolling for Christmas gift inspiration. I did manage to score a few things and took them to the check-out counter. It was quiet in the store – as a contented retiree I’m able to shop at a time when the rest of the world is dealing with ringing phones or maybe telling their students that staring at their crotch either means they need to put away their cell phones or they might have a bigger problem.

Formidable Formicidae

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Five Sentence Fiction

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Lillie McFerrin Writes

This week's topic is  Highway

The (Thanksgiving) Party's Over

We’ve waved the last wave and 

the grandboys are on their way 

back to the mountains of New Jersey.