Retired is a state of mind. Not a state of paycheck or work schedule or commute or how much time you spend at the office. Read more.
My Ever-Changing Family
Our family shrinks and grows. People die. People get born. People get mad and won't talk to you for a while. Kids grow up and find partners of their own, and pretty soon there are brand-new in-laws. And a grandchild or two.
Confessions of a So-So Wife: The Night I Forgot to Make Dinner
It would be the dinner of my dreams, the married life I’d imagined as a girl back in Detroit. The table would be set, the chicken roasted to a golden brown. Read more.
Telephoning Those Teenage Babysitters — Rejected Again
What did teenage boys and moms in need of a babysitter have in common back in the day? They had to call up teenage girls. Read more.
Cindy Newhall Weyant — A Bright Light Has Gone Out
My beautiful niece, Cindy Newhall Weyant, died in her sleep Tuesday night. Read more.
Superbowl: My Guys Are Talking Sports — And All Is Right With the World
I like listening to my husband and son talk about football and basketball. I like the comfortable, father-son tone: My guys are talking sports and all is right with the world. Read more.
My Old Stuff — A Little Moldy, a Little Dusty, but Unlike Certain People It’s Still With Me
Things. They stay where you put them. They don’t talk back or upchuck on the Persian rug. They don’t require thank-you notes or post cards from Tahoe. I like my things. Read more.
The Perfect Christmas Tree — I Finally Found It
At the Christmas tree lot, the kids played hide ’n’ seek amid the trees, leaving me to find the perfect Christmas tree. The responsibility weighed heavy. Read more.