Why Men Aren’t Invited to Baby Showers
1) Women talk about their pregnancies at showers. 2) Fun shower games from a man’s perspective include Pin the Umbilical Cord on the Baby and a pie hole game of Toss the Baby Through the Vagina. 3) Men don’t ooh and aah over onesies, receiving blankets, and crib sheets. 4) Shower food consisting of miniature cupcakes, grapes, veggies, and cheese cubes is too insubstantial for guys. 5) Women share birth experiences at showers. 6) Cloth versus disposable diapers is a prime topic of conversation. 7) Men are biased on the debate of whether or not babies should be nursed in public. 8) Shower décor is silly. 9) Wine is not served at showers. 10) Neither is beer. 11) And there’s no ballgame showing on the...
Grief
Has grief ever taken you by surprise? It caught me over something I never expected to grieve: my husband’s retirement. His retirement! I’m asking myself, Why? The pluses are immense: he’s doing more of the cooking, cleaning, washing and dog-walking. Even scooping the cat’s litter box! He’s done home repairs, raked leaves, grocery shopped, taken financial records to be shredded, studied our phone plan, and joined the Rec Center. He was at home when the HVAC guy came to service our units, so I didn’t have to take time from work to be there. He’s staying up later, reading a lot and watching silly movies. He’s more relaxed than he’s been in years. Years. I’m no longer worried about him keeling over from...
Christmas
What is Christmas? Have you ever thought to define it? I see two words, Christ and mass, representing the day we celebrate the coming of our Savior Who, out of love for us, ultimately gave His body and His blood, the holy Eucharist. He was, and is, a personal Gift for each of us, the greatest we will ever receive. We rejoice as we think of the Child in the manger and we are overwhelmed with thanks as we consider our Redeemer on the cross. The angels, ecstatic at His birth, praised God with singing and a heavenly display of fireworks. They couldn’t help but share their excitement, which was so obvious to the shepherds keeping watch during the night that they were drawn into the celebration. When I look at the night sky, it seems I can see lights from miles...
Celery
Ever have trouble convincing your kids to eat vegetables? How about a 59-year-old husband? When George accidentally dropped a piece of celery on the floor during dinner, Prince jumped right on it. Sniffed it. Turned it over with his nose. Sniffed again. Then walked away. George takes this as a sign we should never eat celery again. After all, if the dog won’t eat it—a dog that sometimes eats his own poop—just what does that say about celery?
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