Today I drove the hour-and-a-half into the big valley to Lulu’s dorm to pick up the cacti and dirty laundry that are coming home for Christmas break. When I arrived, the building was spitting out a stream of young people as alarms blared and corridor lights flashed. The exiting kids looked at me funny as I marched on in. They don’t yet know that no one can stop a mother in search her child or […]
Read moreDay: December 12, 2007
On the Road Again
My mother’s having her 5th annual oyster party this weekend. My brother and sister are going. Last night I got to thinking: I really should be there too, so Mom can be surrounded by her entire brood. On top of that, my sister’s life has been full of travails lately and I decided she could use a visit from me. I am a breath of fresh air, a ray of light, a beacon in the […]
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