In my adolescence, Memorial Day weekend was the official start to “laying out” season, although I often began working on my “base tan” in April. If you are of a certain age, you probably remember laying out.You’d call up your friends and arrange for everyone to meet at the beach or someone’s backyard pool for…
My daughter called the other day to talk about her classes at school. “I’m failing O-Chem,” she said, sounding more depressed and frustrated than I’ve heard her sound in a long time. “Well,” I chuckled, trying to lighten the mood. “You certainly aren’t the first college student to have Organic Chemistry bring you to your…
My daughter woke up this morning, bright-eyed and excited. Today the list of who got what part in the school musical would be posted for all the kids to see. The play this year is “Annie,” and my daughter had auditioned for two roles, Grace and Miss Haddigan. She did not have a preference for…
