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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Sep 16, 2010 | Grief, Memories, Moving On, Parenting
When my daughter set up a search for her compass to do her geometry homework the other night, it was nowhere to be found. It took me a long thirty seconds to decide whether or not to go ahead and cop to the fact that I had a way better compass only a few feet away. I...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Aug 13, 2010 | Chinese Food, Food, Memories
I’m not a huge fan of leftovers. I think it comes down to the fact that, with three older brothers, we simply didn’t have them very often. Anything not eaten wasn’t eaten for a reason, usually the “yuck” factor. I recall having leftover...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Aug 9, 2010 | Cooking, Food, Memories, Uncategorized
Growing up a Navy brat has its disadvantages. One of them being that my dad was never stationed close to Montana where his and my mother’s families lived. Most of my aunts and uncles lived in Montana, and all our family reunions have been in Montana. As a...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jun 24, 2010 | Memories, Uncategorized
Okay. Fine. I’ll say it. BLISS. It just sounds more like a hallmark card and less original than I’d like. We started dating in 1984, so we’ve been a couple for twenty six years. We passed the point of being together for more than half our...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jun 12, 2010 | Memories
I was in a rush to get out of the house yesterday and noticed my arms were a bit on the dry side, so I blithely covered them in “Nutriderm” lotion from our downstairs bathroom. It was the closest substance I could find to help mitigate that white pasty...
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