At the risk of sounding like a Karen, I just need to vent a bit. I was on one of the machines at my gym this morning, contemplating my daughter Keili's future. She just had a bone marrow tap the other day and won't get the results until she sees her oncologist in a week and a half. These waiting periods have always been a problem for me as I am known to be impatient. It happened all the time when Cory was in treatment and annoyed me then, too. In case you missed it, Keili w

I don't know about you, but the world news has been depressing me. The war in Ukraine where innocent people are being shelled, skewered, and assaulted daily. The Chinese balloons and other invasions of airspace are frightening. Children bringing guns to school. Lawmakers offering thoughts and prayers for gun violence tragedies they could have curbed. Finally, the mean rude, disrespectful, and supremely underqualified people in our nation's congress leave me angry and mortifi

I just found out this morning that an old friend of mine died on Saturday. Drew was a great guy. He loved his family and was a kind, generous, loving friend. I cried when I saw the news story. gifts On top of the recent death of Uncle Charlie, I was overwhelmed with sadness. Then, I took my own advice and conjured up memories of funny, happy times we shared, and I decided to update this list. It is that time of year again. You may find yourself more sensitive, irritable, les