By Sue Murphy My house is under siege. No, my yard is not surrounded by Mongol hordes, unless you count the ants that continually pace the perimeter. I can safely leave my driveway and walk untroubled through the neighborhood streets. What I cannot do is pick up my phone. I can physically pick it up, of course, but an overwhelming percentage of the time, it leads to a scam … [Read more...]
Preschool Prep
Preschool Prep Parents with college-bound students, I feel your pain. Right now, you’re in frantic shopping mode so Baby Dumpling will have everything he needs in the dorm. You’ve purchased a laptop and a bedspread and the cutest little throw pillows, shampoo and soap and copy paper, a crockpot and a semester’s supply of healthy snacks, most of which you know he will ignore, … [Read more...]
Putting It All Together
By Sue Murphy Breathe, breathe. It’s only a few short weeks until the football season begins. I love watching football, especially when I don’t have a dog in the hunt, although I don’t care what team I’m watching, when some poor kicker stands facing a win-or-lose field goal, I have to leave the room. It’s excruciating. Poor guy, out there all alone. In golf, every … [Read more...]
Royal Wedding: Notes for Next Time
By Sue Murphy Once again, I was not invited to the royal wedding. Sadly, I was relegated to sitting on my couch watching the pageantry on TV wearing my Snoopy bathrobe, having tea and scones that I bought myself. I didn’t have to watch the show in my bathrobe, but it was 5:00 in the morning and I didn’t want to miss anything while I was in the … [Read more...]
Super Attendant
By Sue MurphyOne good thing about my children living on separate coasts is that I have developed a cracker-jack airport ritual - optimum spot in the parking deck, biscuit at Chick-fil-A, tea from Starbucks. I schedule at least two hours for layovers in Atlanta and never, never take a carry-on that has to be hoisted into an overhead bin.Overhead bin space is … [Read more...]