Trips for Two by Sharon O’Donnell
September 7th, 2019
One of the things about being an older mom with a child considerable younger than his/her siblings, is that you inevitably begin to spend more time one-on-one with that youngest child as time passes and the siblings get older. When my two oldest sons were in college, I found myself ...
Blurry Vision by Sharon O’Donnell
July 27th, 2019
Is it really the end of July? Six weeks ago when my youngest son, Jason, graduated from high school, the summer seemed to stretch out lazily ahead of us. His freshman year of college was over two months away, and there seemed to be plenty of time to do and say ...
Toys R Us Brings Back the Memories by Sharon O’Donnell
December 24th, 2017
My three sons are ages 26, 23, and 17. I've spent many Christmases buying Power Ranger toys, video games, and Red Sox merchandise, particularly if the Sox won a championship as they did in '04, '07, and '13. I spent much time at the local Toys 'R' Us, roaming the ...
Summer Highlights by Sharon O’Donnell
October 7th, 2017
So it's October, and I haven't even posted anything from this summer. Wow, does time truly fly. So here are some highlights: [caption id="attachment_25911" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Two oldest sons and husband crossing bridge on a 4 day backpacking adventure in Grand Canyon. I stayed home to be with high school sophomore ...
No More Baseball Games by Sharon O’Donnell
February 25th, 2017
Since 2006, one of three boys has played middle or high school basketball and/or baseball -- not to mention recreation teams in city leagues. Throughout those years, my husband and I definitely saw the good, the bad, and yes, sometimes unfortunately, the ugly. The sports took a huge time commitment ...
Back to the Routine by Sharon O’Donnell
January 10th, 2015
So after the holidays, it's back to the routine of regular life. Not as exciting but comforting in a strange sort of way: time to pick back up where we left off when our thoughts were focused on gift wrapping, baking, and trying to get to Christmas Eve church services ...
Shy or Rude? by Sharon O’Donnell
July 12th, 2014
The other day I was at the mall with my 13-year-old son trying to find him some sunglasses to take to Scout camp. As we were standing there looking at sunglasses at a kiosk in the middle of the mall, I heard a female voice call out to my ...
An Ulterior Motive by Sharon O’Donnell
October 13th, 2012
In an attempt to expand the topics which my two oldest sons and I can have conversations about, I recently completing watching the last five seasons of "Breaking Bad". This is the TV series about a high school chemistry teacher who, when faced with a lung cancer diagnosis, he turns ...
