His name was Eddie Graham Vaughan Jr., but the family always called him Little Eddie to distinguish him from his dad, Eddie Sr. Of course, by the time he became a young man, that nickname was a major misnomer. He was tall, with an imposing physique — you could imagine him crushing a beer keg [...]
Camille was headed on a field trip to the zoo this morning, and the instructions from school emphasized practical, weather-appropriate clothing and sneakers or tennis shoes. I was anticipating trouble from Camille, who likes her footwear pink, bare, and sock-free. I was so sure she’d resist that I followed her upstairs and started searching for [...]
In the crush to get my research paper done for class and getting the house ready for Herb’s parents, who were coming to visit, I was doing some serious multitasking the other night. While the kids ate dinner, I headed upstairs to fold laundry. “Mommy, you should sit down and rest,” Abby said. When I [...]
Despite the fact that I’ve seen only a fraction of the nominated films, I’m returning to my tradition of liveblogging the Oscars. Let’s face it — the fun of the Oscars is in the clothes and the hair and the speeches. Plus, I’m convinced that half the voting Academy hasn’t seen the films either. And [...]
Made my first post at Triad Diary, the paper’s blog about life in Greensboro. Herb is bitter I didn’t post it here first. I’ll try to get a photo and post it here.