We arrived at Cairo International airport to a huge stagnant mass of people, who along with the building were disheveled and chaotic. I tightly clutched my 2 1/2 -year-old son’s hand; one slip and he would have been engulfed by the crowd. Read More...

I am part of the sandwich generation.  I have responsibility for my young son, age 8, and my mother-in-law, 86 going on 87. It leaves little in between for my husband, or for me. Read More...

When People find out that I’ve done allot of travel they always ask me, “What’s your favorite place?” I usually answer “Hmm? Well…Everywhere.” Read More...

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The holiday season is here. It is Black Friday that annual day of shopping hysteria. Fortunately I am a part of the Internet shopping force – I sit with cup of tea in hand and aimlessly browse. It is a good thing. Read More...

I feel the need to rant and I beg your indulgence.

There are things that just bother the complete living daylights out of me. The complete loss of intelligence amongst people is one of them. Read More...

At the beginning of the last school year my daughter and I moved to Tidewater, Virginia. Wanting to try life in a small town, we moved to the town of Irvington, near the Rappahanock River, where my mother lives. Considering this to be a temporary move, I kept my job in Rockville, Maryland and commuted 3 hours + each way three days a week. Read More...

I have always referred to myself as "multi-talented". Read More...

For those of you who would rather read a good book than leave the house - take note! We, the famous (infamous?) Bubble Family, survived AND enjoyed our first camping trip! No men - just me and my good fried T - who doesn't let Stage IV breast cancer slow her down. Oh yeah - and our collective five children. (It seems more like ten, to be honest)
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Blogs. Even the sound of the word is funny. Say it out loud. Blogs.

By definition, blogs are an online personal journal with reflections and comments. If you blog (verb), you are a blogger (noun) who is adept at blogging (verb). Read More...

I was always tall and thin. Used to hear the jokes, growing up....."Turn her sideways and she disappears" and "What sticks out further, her nose or her chest???" Read More...