On a different note, perhaps you might like this:

I just happened to be passing by the windows that lead out to my yard, when I saw my husband’s workers carrying away the 4-foot yellow slide with the dark blue handles to be thrown out.  I smiled with relief that it was finally being removed and then immediately my heart broke and the tears came.  My boys are teenagers.  They don’t use the slide anymore…

Single and Looking?

When I was a kid, summer was a time for playing outside.  We had a whole repertoire of games to choose from.  I lived on an “avenue” not a “street” which made a big difference in where and how we could play our games…(click to read more…) 

Again, I dedicate this to 2Hotel9, my biggest fan

Here’s another one for you, Hotel.  It’s right up your alley…cat.

This is posted for Hotel, who reads every single thing I write and who especially loves my poetry.  He pretends to be all badass with his comments, but deep down he’s just a pussycat.