We’ve been thinking about death this week on The L’il Blog. We mourn our friend, C.R., and we miss him. We will miss him for a long time. Our loss makes me think about life, and living, and what it all means.
I was talking with a friend on Sunday whose wife had [...]

It’s been almost a year since my dad was diagnosed with cancer. The past twelve months have been filled with tests, surgeries, medicines, and doctor appointments. His life has become so much about his health, which is so much not what his life has always been.
For my mom this means an adjustment, too. [...]

Well, being a country-dweller, surrounded by 8-foot corn, this is the first I’ve been able to get on-line for some time, so I’ll quickly scribe a blog while it remains. I do love living in the country, but this technological stuff is for the birds…
Several months ago my webmistress told me she needed to [...]

Like much of the world, I’ve spent a good part of the last week watching the Olympics. Unlike much of the world, I’ve been forced to spend most of that time watching swimming, gymnastics, and beach volleyball. They’re all fine, of course, up to a point. But after a while I get [...]

…when one must take the children school shopping.
Not only have my kids outgrown all of their hand-me-downs (this summer sun has sent them shooting up in height and foot size), but according to the official school list they have about a bazillion supplies to buy, along with the school fees I must pay for them: [...]

This summer has been pretty much for everything except writing. Swimming, yes. Short family trips, yes. Sleeping in, a big yes…
But writing…no.
That’s okay. It’s all been fun. And the kids head back to school in 14 days. It will be here before I know it, and I’ll be sitting [...]

Our Olympic trials are over, and The Little Blog of Murder has its representative for Beijing.
Or, well, maybe just Ohio.
But congratulations are in order for Kim Pierce, who was the winner of last week’s contest, and lots of fabulous prizes!
For those of you who attempted the answers, here is the run-down of questions and answers:
1. [...]

The weeds in my garden are, to put it lightly, out of control. Why is it they seem to grow better than the vegetables I actually planted? I’ve spent some time the past few days pulling weeds, and Steve tilled (which makes a huge difference), but there’s still quite a ways to go.
It’s [...]

Monday night I was out until 1:00. What was I doing? Carousing? Bar-hopping? Or even, heaven forbid, writing?
Uhh, no.
I was “couponing.”
Get this. I have a friend, let’s call her Jenny, who is a super-organizer. Jenny studies specials, collects coupons, and, in general, says that if you can’t get [...]

Last Sunday our family spent quite a bit of the day watching Wimbledon’s Gentlemen’s Championship. It was one of the most exciting athletic events I’ve seen in some time. Both Federer and Nadal are amazing athletes and tennis players, and the fact that it was the longest match ever played at Wimbledon spoke [...]