by Karen | Jul 23, 2018 | All, Stories
Jack, my “baby” will be attending the University of Alabama in 23 days, 11 hours, and 30 minutes (as of the writing of this post). I am now referring to that day as Black Thursday. Yes, I know, I went through this with Amelia three years ago but here are a few of the...
by Karen | Jun 19, 2018 | All, Kids!, Life Lessons, Stories
Oh yes, it is, and I am living proof that it is so much more than that. Bamaly is a state of mind, a feeling, a group of diverse people sharing one main common bond- The University of Alabama. My son Jack will be a freshman this fall at Alabama and henceforth our...
by Karen | May 23, 2018 | Blog, Kids!, Stories
Maybe it’s just me. Maybe it’s just being a mother. Maybe dads think like this too? I don’t know. This morning Jack received an award from the social studies department at school. I watched him walk in and take his seat among the other recipients. He looked older,...
by Karen | Nov 8, 2017 | Being Italian, Blog, Food and Cooking, Kids!, Multi Use Recipes, Wednesday's Recipe for Saturday's Dinner
Today’s weekly recipe post diverts from the usual pizza, brownie or pasta recipe. This is much more crucial to feeding the human spirit. It is a recipe for being a mom with children in college and an Italian mother at that. Please don’t misunderstand me. I am not...