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I Tried So Hard
Tag: Ma
Devil Egg
A couple of months ago I came home with a HUGE bag full of lemons from Hillary’s dad’s tree. I’d been dying to make preserved lemons, and Hillary came through with primary ingredient. I was a bit concerned about asking for 15-18 pieces of fruit – it sounded greedy. When Hillary relayed my request to her… Continue reading Devil Egg
Flip Flops
Growing up in Southern California, we wore flip flops for a good portion of the year. This fact lead to one of my favorite Ma stories, actually a compilation of memories that we still laugh about today. My sister (the mother of my fabulous nephews), Ma, and I would often walk around stores together.… Continue reading Flip Flops
Spatial Relations Fail
As I was writing my blog post about my mandolin, I started laughing as I described the frustration of trying to get all the pieces back in place. It reminded of a similar experience I’d had many years ago with Ma during a visit home. Ma was enrolled in a recipe club, where bunches of… Continue reading Spatial Relations Fail
Pre-Skill
Last week I saw a blurb on Facebook, a kids-these-days piece, in which a kindergarten teacher was shaking his head about the answer one of his students gave on a test. This reminded me of my early school days. I went to year round school. Back in the day, California had money, and there were… Continue reading Pre-Skill
Don’t Peek
I have always been big on wanting to be surprised. I didn't want to know what was in the gifts under the tree until it was the official opening time. I was never one to peek. In high school, Ma and I started a tradition: We would both do our Christmas shopping at the mall at… Continue reading Don’t Peek
Soundtracks of Our Lives
Recently Ms. M and I were on one of our many monthly adventures when she brought up how big a role music played in her life when she was growing up. Her whole family listened to and sang the songs of musical theatre. She beamed as she remembered an audition piece she had done in college of… Continue reading Soundtracks of Our Lives
Warped for Life
A couple of weeks ago, DH2U and I went to Costco. I was pushing the cart around until I abandoned it to look at some bright shiny thing that caught my attention. DH2U took up the slack and headed on down the aisle pushing the cart. My thought process when I saw it made me… Continue reading Warped for Life
Gooberlocks
Growing up I assumed that how things worked in my family is how every family worked. I had no other frame of reference. As I ventured out in the world, I started to learn how very different families could operate. In my case, both Ma and Barb are the big football fans in the home.… Continue reading Gooberlocks
Food Confessional
It's been quite a while since I've sat in the confessional to reveal a not-so-deep, not-so-hidden secret to my readers. This time it is about food. As you know, I love cooking from scratch. I'm always so tickled to find out how to make items I never knew could be created at home, things like… Continue reading Food Confessional
Grown Up, Now What? 