YCMTSU:  FUNNY – One:  Me funny. Me: Yes, you are hysterical. One: Me not terical. Me funny! DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be One, the second will be Two, etc. ... Continue Reading →

Tact:  Tact is defined as “a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense”. Yep. I don’t have that. I try - I really do. Unfortunately, I don’t succeed most of the time. I don’t mean to say the wrong thing. I don’t intend to sound... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:   Huffing and Puffing Dad:  “One, why are you huffing and puffing while walking up the stairs?” One:  “Oh, I was thinking.” Dad:  “Well, that explains it.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first one that I refer to in the... Continue Reading →

I Write for Me Growing up, we didn’t have cell phones, computers, or anything else that would immediately get a message to someone. We had to call their house phone, hoping that they were home and that they answered. If they lived far away, we had to pay long-distance call fees so it had to... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Icing Taste I was making icing one day and I called One into the kitchen.  Evidently, I leaned toward the spatula sitting on the counter so One picked it up and licked it as I was saying, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you…”.  Boy was One surprised at that big lick of... Continue Reading →

Do Not Blame All People A while ago, a group of us from my support community (all women) were talking about our life experiences and those generalizations that we often hear people say: Babies are adorable. All teenagers misbehave. Women love to get flowers. All men are obsessed with sports. Salespeople are dishonest. Children love... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  No You Come Into My Room One evening after dinner . . . One: "Okay, okay.  Will you just stop talking to me?" Two: "Will you just come into my room?" One: "No, you come into my room." Two: "No, you come into my room." One: "No, you come into my room." Two: "No,... Continue Reading →

GHOSTING or BEING GHOSTED I saw this quote somewhere, really liked it, and thought that I would address “ghosting”. “GHOSTING SOMEONE – SAYS A LOT MORE ABOUT YOU THAN ME” 😊 Ghosting (or being ghosted) is a relatively new term. The term originated in the early 2000’s and became popular in the mid-2010’s. For those... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Christmas Songs One Christmas season, all of us were in the car and the kids were singing Christmas carols. One:  Messed up the lyrics. Two:  Sang the correct lyrics. Three: “Amazing that the little Jewish kid knows all of the words.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call... Continue Reading →

My Best Ideas and Thinking I don’t know about you, but my best thinking happens in the shower. I think that the combination of the warmth of the water, the sound of the water, and the actual water helps my mind relax allowing the thoughts and ideas to flow, well, like water. I come up... Continue Reading →