by Mary Carver | Sep 1, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV, My Life, What I'm Into
Last night a transformer blew in our neighborhood, and our power was out for about two hours. The good news is that a) I found a flashlight that worked (and three that didn’t) and b) Dirty Dancing played twice on cable, so I got to watch pretty much the whole...
by Mary Carver | Aug 29, 2012 | Faith Life
I stood in the church basement, alone in a crowd of proud parents and chaotic kids, unsure of my next move. Am I going to throw up? Or am I going to cry? I wondered. Neither, as it turns out, because before I could process the news that had just rocked me, my daughter...
by Mary Carver | Aug 27, 2012 | Faith Life
Last week I made a list of everything I want to accomplish in the next 10 weeks. Then I looked at my calendar and realized that, really, I don’t have 10 weeks. I have a outlandishly long list of things to do between now and the first week of October. You know,...
by Mary Carver | Aug 24, 2012 | Books, Movies & TV, Family Life
I just read that Jerry Nelson, the voice of Sesame Street’s Count, died. Obviously I didn’t know him personally, and I’m sure that, had I not read about his death, I wouldn’t notice the difference the next time I catch an episode of Sesame...
by Mary Carver | Aug 20, 2012 | recipes & food
Last week (and the week before that, actually), Mark had to work in Nebraska all week. One night, during our nightly phone call, he said, “Oh, hey, I ate at your favorite restaurant.” How is that even possible, you might wonder. Because a) it’s not...
