slices from the sofa

On Valentines' Day, if I'm lucky, Husband gets me the good chocolates from the shop in town. He did, and I had chocolate and coffee ...

I danced in my kitchen today. Not the silly, happy little dance you do when you try a new recipe and it works or the swaying, hugging slow d...

I feel vindicated, affirmed, freed from shame; supported in submitting to 2 of my favorite vices.  Proven by experts, proclaimed in a public...

I could have sliced about Youngest remembering on the way to the bus stop to tell me about the it'll-be-here-earlier-than-usual-and-hope...

Sixteen years ago today, Oldest was born. Last year he came home from his high school health class, during which they watched a video abou...

Youngest and I had an almost perfect Saturday. Perfect would have been if Husband, Oldest, and Middle had been there too, but truth be told....

The backpacks dropped on the floor just inside the door near the bottom of the stairs are heavy. I keep stubbing my toes on them, pausing t...