The extraordinary news that my son and daughter-in-law were expecting our first grandchild was overwhelming in all the most wonderful ways. Would we have a granddaughter or a grandson? Would she or he look like our son or our daughter-in-law, or would the baby be the perfect blend of both…my son’s freckles and my daughter-in-law’s…
January 1, 2020, four days before my 50th birthday, my husband and I plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. The shock of the icy water was as surprising as the path that led us there. For Christmas the previous week, I gave my husband tickets to the Belk Bowl. Our University of Kentucky Wildcats would be…
I missed day two of the writing challenge. Day Two. I was temporarily side-lined by a generous serving of buffalo chicken dip…my favorite buffalo chicken dip…the dish I make and take to every tailgate…the dish I serve whenever an appetizer is on the menu…my beloved buffalo chicken dip. Back in January of 2023, I experienced…
My sixth-month-old granddaughter, Blair, and I enjoy reading. A current favorite of ours is the board book adaptation of Charlotte’s Web. We settle on a cozy spot on the couch and open the stiff little book to the first page. There, we find a precious rendering of the pink-cheeked protagonist gazing lovingly at his elegant,…