The Luck of the Draw

Mamacita says:  Bits and pieces of this post were first published on December 19, 2004, and December 10, 2006. Some people are very, shall we say, “unlucky,” in the grab-bag of in-laws. People talk about how awful their mother-in-law, or … Continue reading

The Things We Do For Love: Ebb Tide

I am realizing more and more that I do not like being the meat in the middle of the sandwich generation. It is better, however, than not having a slice of bread on the TOP of the sandwich at all. … Continue reading

A Different Kind of Christmas

Mamacita says:  More than any other event or day, Christmas ought to be full of tradition and memories, and fraught with a kind of “sameness” that tells each generation that “Christmas is here.”  I know I am the yellow M&M … Continue reading