Uncategorized 27 Apr 2014 Countertops or College Tuition? We were living in a white brick Cape Cod house down the hill from my best friend Claire. On summer days we could hear each other screaming at our kids… betsyvoreacos No Comments
Uncategorized 24 Apr 2014 Fast is a Relative Term “Savor every minute!” an elderly woman trilled as she watched us struggling with the car seat straps on our first trip home from the hospital twenty-two years ago. “It goes… betsyvoreacos No Comments
Uncategorized 20 Apr 2014 A Good Day to Have Faith I may be a church-goer, but I’m the first to admit that on the ladder to the Lord, I’m on one of the lower rungs. Growing up, we went to… betsyvoreacos 1 Comment
Uncategorized 17 Apr 2014 It’s a Dog’s Life Tuesday was Griffey’s birthday. He turned 28. And he still lives at home.If the average life of a lab is 12, that means we have roughly 56 more dog years… betsyvoreacos No Comments
Uncategorized 13 Apr 2014 Proud Parents “Why is it, that you are the ONLY mother out there,” Molly began (and I cringed). “That doesn’t post nice things about your children on Facebook?”I let out a sigh… betsyvoreacos 2 Comments
Uncategorized 10 Apr 2014 A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words “Where did you and Daddy meet?” “Was it love at first sight?”“How did he ask you to marry you?” When my kids ask those typical general interest questions, my answers… betsyvoreacos No Comments
Uncategorized 08 Apr 2014 Shoulda Gone to UConn “That should have been us,” my daughter, Molly, texted after the University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball team won the NCAA National Championship last night. “Well, at least Kentucky didn’t win,”… betsyvoreacos 2 Comments
Uncategorized 06 Apr 2014 The Favorite Child “I sometimes wonder how the rest of you feel,” my sister Emily mused as we were pulling together memories for my father’s 75thbirthday album. “Not being Daddy’s favorite.”I giggled politely.She… betsyvoreacos 1 Comment
Uncategorized 03 Apr 2014 Whatcha Gonna Be When You Grow Up? My fate was sealed way back in Mrs. Dreifus’s kindergarten class at Enfield Elementary School. I wrote a story about Pokey the Turtle and from the minute the mimeographed copy… betsyvoreacos No Comments
Uncategorized 01 Apr 2014 Mom to the Rescue, Like it or Not “Your son is stuck on the highway. The car overheated. I’m caught up at work. He’s getting towed,” was the gist of the e-mail from my ever-loving spouse.I had just… betsyvoreacos 3 Comments