Category Archives: teenagers

Family car shuffle

When my kids were young, they drove me crazy, and I drove them everywhere else. Years passed, but times didn’t change. When they were teens, I drove the car with a cassette player that ate tapes and they still drove … Continue reading


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What’s in your purse?

Last week I dug in my purse for my cell phone while a co-worker stood behind me. I pulled out a baked potato and set it on my desk. Anything winding up in my purse has the potential to be … Continue reading


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Honeymoon mistake

Odds on a marriage lasting between a forty something guy who’d never been married and a woman with four kids, two teens and two chomping at the bit were about as high as ever fitting into a size two.  As … Continue reading


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Driving disorders

Little did I know totaling cars would become a competition. At one time, we paid six thousand dollars a year for five cars for our family’s motoring stunts. I still quiver when I open car insurance premiums. Only one car boasted … Continue reading


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Hi, My name is Penny and I’m insane

I recall at one point being sane, but then I married and had children. No maybe it was a little before that, like when I turned four. Can you honestly tell me you wouldn’t be crazy too if you’d fought for a … Continue reading


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