Anticipation

One of the hardest things to manage is anticipation — waiting and waiting for that one special (hopefully) magic moment — counting down the weeks, days, and minutes until a big event. I remember my first childhood bouts with anticipation. Christmas and birthdays, followed by Halloween, then Easter, then Fourth of July.  I loved itContinue reading “Anticipation”

How I Spent My Summer

Well, “Back-to-School” season is here, and I’m reminded of when I was a girl returning to school, being assigned an essay on “How I Spent My Summer.” While some of my childhood summers were action-packed with travels to Yellowstone and Disney World, most were spent at home, playing in the heat with neighborhood friends, andContinue reading “How I Spent My Summer”