ROXIE REWINDS 💙Because some stories are just too good not to tell again. Originally published: 10/2012 The wait is finally over … that’s right, people … it’s GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON! I thought it would never get here. I know I can get cookies at the store—heck, I could probably even make some—but there are… Continue reading Confessions of a Girl Scout Quitter
Category: Family
Rewriting the Easter Bunny Story
Easter. I think it probably brings different things to mind for everyone. I think of fluffy white bunnies, chocolate, and little kids in pastel outfits running around with baskets looking for eggs. Other people may think of church or religion. You could also think about family, big meals, and naps. But I think the resounding… Continue reading Rewriting the Easter Bunny Story
Love Never Leaves
Grief has come for our family.It showed up in the night and cruelly replaced our joy with heartache. It came for his parents first. And then for the rest of us. Just like the virus that snuck in and stopped his heart, it spread quickly, with no regard for the havoc it was wreaking on… Continue reading Love Never Leaves
We’re Probably in the Good Old Days
Nostalgia: a sad pleasure experienced in recalling what no longer exists.That’s what Merriam-Webster says, anyway. The older we get, the more we feel it. At least I do. I get nostalgic about the smallest things… like the days when Trixie was pitter-pattering her little feet all over the cheap linoleum floors of the kitchen. She… Continue reading We’re Probably in the Good Old Days
The Day I Signed my Life Back
Thirteen years ago, I signed a lease on a small apartment. My daughter sat beside me. I finished signing, laid down the pen, and put my forehead on the desk. And then I cried. I felt a hand on my back. My sweet 18-year-old baby grownup, Trixie, leaned over and asked softly, "Mom? Are you… Continue reading The Day I Signed my Life Back
Sleeping Bags and Summer Nights: Cousin Sleepover Memories
Ten of us slept on the porch that summer. There were 12 of us all together, though. We were a tight-knit group of cousins who saw each other as a group only once a year, but we knew each other better than the friends we surrounded ourselves with when we were apart. Family does that… Continue reading Sleeping Bags and Summer Nights: Cousin Sleepover Memories
Mumsies
My relationship with my mother has always been complicated. I know, I know ... we all have complicated relationships with our mothers. But the issue for me right now is that I think my mother is dying. She has dementia, which has made her at times angry, aggressive and mean. She has slowly forgotten about… Continue reading Mumsies
Right Now
The problem with not writing very often is that so much has happened since the last time I wrote I don't know where to start. So I guess the best place to start is just right freaking now. Now. This very moment I am sitting in my cozy living room with Harley, watching the movie Logan… Continue reading Right Now
Back to the Heart
The older we get, the more things we lose ... car keys, sunglasses, height, memory, to name a few. The other things we tend to lose are much more precious ... pets, friends, parents, family. The older I get the more I cherish the latter. We all do. Earlier this summer my family lost one of… Continue reading Back to the Heart
Roxie Rides Again 