Category Archives: La Famiglia

That’s what the game should really be called. My daughter warned me. “Don’t play with Steve.” But did I listen? No, of course not. In spite of her warnings, I started a game with my son. He immediately started kicking … Continue reading →

There is no tolerance for middle aged women who forget stuff in this house. Last night I asked my son a question. I’m not sure what the question was because I’ve forgotten it, thus the issue. His reply was, “Do … Continue reading →

I still don’t quite understand how it happened but it seems I am an evil mother. Just yesterday I was reminiscing (not quite fondly) about Little League. Twenty years have passed since my son first began playing baseball and I … Continue reading →

This year Mother’s Day started 2 days early. Friday morning I got a call from my son. “Thank you for not being crazy.” In my world, that’s the equivalent of a Mother of the Year award. It meant, “Thank you … Continue reading →

Yesterday Frank & I were out at a party with a group of friends. Theresa went out to my brother’s house to go to the movies with her cousins. Paul: “What’s your mom doing?” Theresa: “She’s at a party.” Paul: … Continue reading →

This past week, we missed a couple of promotion/graduation things. My niece ‘graduated’ from 5th grade on Thursday. We were supposed to be going to my brother’s house to celebrate that rather than the ER. Earlier that week, my nephew/godson … Continue reading →

Darling Daughter is home. It’s Spring Break time. You can tell Theresa is home because there is a big bag on the stairs and another one the couch. While away at school, she was watching TV episodes on her laptop … Continue reading →

Tonight Frank & I went with Theresa to a Mexican restaurant we like. She usually wouldn’t be joining her parents on a Saturday night but we were going to BJ’s afterwards and she wanted to go shopping with us. BJ’s … Continue reading →