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The Beatles and Me

September 23, 2024September 22, 2024 Posted in Beatles, college, dancing, disco, Elton John, George Harrison, graduation, Grand Funk Railroad, high school, Iowa, J.J. Cale, John Denver, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Nebraska, Omaha, Paul McCartney, queen, Ringo Starr, The Lovin' Spoonful, Tommy James and the ShondellsLeave a comment

(re-run from 2021) I just realized the other day that the Beatles have been in my life for 57 of my 65 years. My older sis was a fan when they first played for America on the Ed Sullivan show. I was 8, going on 9. Little did I know that our bedroom would soon… Continue reading The Beatles and Me

Old Mom on Vacation

May 20, 2024May 19, 2024 Posted in back ache, children, cobblestone, graduation, hotel, memoir, mothers, museum, travel, vacation1 Comment

(re-run) When I had my kids at the late ages of 31, 34 and six weeks before turning 39, I didn’t think about the consequences 29 years later, when my baby would be graduating from grad school, with siblings 33 and 36. Here we are, and it is damn near impossible to keep up with… Continue reading Old Mom on Vacation

Taking a Trip

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Posted in birthday, dogs, flying, graduation, luggage, memoir, travel, trips, TSA, vacation1 Comment

Wash the sheets! Pick up those pieces of construction debris! Hide a key! Do laundry! Eat! Pack some checks. Hide the jewels! Show the neighbor girl where the tomato plants are to water. Pack gifts for grandson and graduate. Pills, food, hats, don’t forget the hats. Ceremony is outside. Mouthguard. Pillow – oops, doesn’t fit.… Continue reading Taking a Trip

How OCD Improved my GPA

May 29, 2021May 28, 2021 Posted in 70s, creative writing, election, English, George McGovern, government, GPA, graduation, high school, Jeopardy, memoir, monkey brains, newspaper, OCD, president, Spanish, world historyLeave a comment

I’ve been doing research for a kid book involving the presidents. It got me to thinking how back in high school I needed to do a project for my government class about the presidential election. It was fall semester of 1972. It was between George McGovern and Nixon. My class project was to make a… Continue reading How OCD Improved my GPA

The Beatles and Me

March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 Posted in Beatles, college, dancing, disco, Elton John, George Harrison, graduation, Grand Funk Railroad, high school, Iowa, J.J. Cale, John Denver, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Nebraska, Omaha, Paul McCartney, queen, Ringo Starr, The Lovin' Spoonful, Tommy James and the ShondellsLeave a comment

I just realized the other day that the Beatles have been in my life for 57 of my 65 years. My older sis was a fan when they first played for America on the Ed Sullivan show. I was 8, going on 9. Little did I know that our bedroom would soon be filled with… Continue reading The Beatles and Me