My grand-nephew celebrated his First Holy Communion last Sunday in wonderful style. He looked so handsome in his little suit!

After Mass, we went to the family barbeque in his honor, where I got to mix and mingle with all the little kids in the family: four little boys and four little girls, spread out among three families.

It was such fun! I love watching them grow up. I especially love that I'm not responsible for them! Well, I'll take that back;… Read More

This past weekend I went to my fourth annual Congress of Jugglers, my local juggling festival.

What? You didn't know that jugglers had festivals?

Yes, indeed we do!

This year's festival was great! There were plenty of jugglers, ranging in age from 6 to 76. In fact, the kids were better jugglers than many of the adults, including me.

Seeing the kids having so much fun got me thinking about how great juggling is for kids. Besides the thrill of it, juggling improves… Read More

Everyone has milestones in their lives.

Count 'em up: first smile, first tooth, first step, first day of school, high school and college graduations, first job, first (and hopefully only!) marriage, first baby.

Last night I crossed off another significant milestone in my own journey on this earth.

I got my very first Senior Citizen's discount.

Joe and I went to dinner and a movie last night. While he got us a table at the restaurant, I went to buy the tickets from the… Read More

Every profession has its own language, from parenting to professional wrestling. The circus is no different! Since May is the traditional beginning of the circus season, I thought you might enjoy learning some circus lingo.

First, there's the difference between troupers and townies. Troupers are the circus folk; townies are the residents. Troupers who are just starting out on their first seasons with the circus are First of Mays.

If the show moves by truck and trailer and performs under a tent… Read More

Last night Joe and shared a really delicious pizza, washed down with our favorite cola beverage. Yum!

But two hours later, while I was on a conference call, I began having stomach pains. I got through the call, but I knew it was only a matter of time before Things Happened.

I'll spare you the details. Suffice it to say that I got very little sleep.

Those of us with kids know about the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast. It… Read More

Joe and I have been getting our house ready for sale. If you've gone through this trial, you know that it involves decluttering, painting, and furniture rearranging so that each room looks as spacious and attractive as it possibly can.

We would never have been able to do this without the help of four things: EZ Moves Furniture Slides. As you can from the picture, EZ Moves are a piece of foam attached to a slick plastic base. So… Read More