Native Tongue
English is not my first language. Yes, you read correctly. I am bilingual. I didn’t learn the King’s English until I was in school. Fortunately, I was brought up in Houston, and was surrounded by educated people. I had excellent teachers, and they taught me well. Most people would never guess that English isn’t my [...]
Pulling Weeds
I have decided to become a gardener. This is a rather life-changing decision for me, as I am a card-carrying member of Plantkillers Anonymous. But not anymore. From this day forward, I plan to actually water my plants. Or at least I plan to try to remember to water them. I have named my new [...]
My Dad
I have a great dad. During my growing up years, he did everything that good dads are supposed to do, and then some. He provided for our family. He protected us. He teased me and tickled me and threw me high into the air and caught me. He pushed me on the swing, and carried [...]
Married to Mark
This coming Sunday, Mark and I will celebrate our seventeenth wedding anniversary. In honor of this momentous occasion, I thought about writing a column about marriage. In this article, I thought I would share with you all the grand and glorious wisdom I have obtained, regarding the male of the species. But there is just [...]
Going Coconuts
Yesterday, the kids and I cracked open a real, honest-to-goodness coconut. Wal-Mart had them for $1.50 each, and the kids looked at me with those big puppy eyes, so I figured, why not? It will be fun. Famous last words. We got the coconut home, and the kids took turns shaking it, listening to the [...]
Filling Up Space
Today is the day I’m supposed to write this column. I have been sitting here, staring at this screen, trying to think of something witty or wise to say to you. And I’ve got nothing. Nothing, I tell you. The well has run dry. Not that it was ever that abundant in the first place, [...]
Happy Golden Years
I don’t want to get old. I want to stay young, vibrant, and healthy. But despite my wishes, I am watching my body fall apart, before my eyes. Yep, I have found a couple of gray hairs. (But you’ll never see them, thanks to my very talented hair dresser.) And my knees creak. Not only [...]
Extreme Makeover
My shower has a cracked pan. A few weeks ago, I thought a pan was something you cooked in. But apparently, it is also an important piece of plumbing equipment. And mine has a crack in it. You can’t even see the pan. It sits below the drain, below the floor of the shower. If [...]
Stop Whining
There are about a zillion reasons to be a proud Texan. I was born here, and have lived here most of my life. I am proud of our strong history. I am proud that we can fly our flag at the same level as the U.S. flag, because we were once an independent nation. I’m [...]
Feeding Jimmy
The kids and I recently took a picnic lunch to the park. No, not the old-fashioned kind of picnic, with the pretty basket and the checkered tablecloth. We did the drive-thru, fast-food kind of picnic. Fried chicken, French fries, and sodas. We sat on the banks of the pond and watched a group of ducks [...]
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