My mother came for a visit the week between Christmas and New Years. I’d like to say she came to see me, but I would be lying. She really came to see Joe and his band, Bad Rooster, play on New Year’s Eve. Seeing his posts on Facebook and hearing me rave about them, she [...]
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Exactly!
Posted in Family, Mom on January 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
January Update
Posted in Monthly Update, tagged Ann Leary, Sammy Jenkins on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So, for me, this year it’s all about not quitting, finishing those things I started last year but never completed. And at the risk of sounding boastful, almost one month into my New Year’s resolution, I’m still going strong. Well, maybe “strong” is too strong of a word, but I’m still going, making progress. I [...]
My Mom Did a Funny Thing
Posted in Mom, tagged jokes, Tootsie Rolls on October 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The other day I put a status up on Facebook that said something to the effect of “I wish I had a Tootsie Roll.” No one responded to my comment. A few days later my mom updated her status to say something to the effect of “I never knew Colleen liked Tootsie Rolls.” And, with [...]
Deli Trays and Martinis
Posted in Family, Mom, Sister, tagged bills, martini on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sorry for going AWOL yesterday. We recently acquired a 3 month-old yellow Lab puppy, Quincy, and I needed to house train her. I’ll introduce Quincy next week. Today, I’m going to introduce my 98-year-old grandfather, Julius Ventura, in a round-about way. Here he is with my mom, another central character to today’s wedding story. On [...]
There’s a great web site called “Oh Crap! My parents are on Facebook.” It posts funny exchanges between parents and children. One exchange I remember went something like this: Child: Just broke up with my boyfriend. Parent: NOOO!!! I really like this one. Another went something like this: Parent: With the kids gone, Jim and [...]
Guilty Pleasures
Posted in Favorites, Mom, Sister on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Guilty pleasures. We all have them. Whether it’s ice cold beer during the summer, hot and steamy Shepard’s pie during the winters, bubble baths, romance novels, and a glass of wine on weekends. They’re there. We can’t deny them. Mine are musicals. I love them. I watch them every chance I get. I blame my [...]
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