Doing The Senior Shuffle

Category: Parenting teens

5 Reasons Why Snail Mail Rocks

Email is so old school. Everybody instagrams facebook posts, texts, skypes, snapchats. But give me a second, here. I’ll give you 5 reasons why snail mail rocks. It can’t hold a candle to a cold-hearted text or a boring typed email. Chris, my foster son is in Georgia, with 5 weeks left of US Army basic training.... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
October 8, 2013 at 2:56 pm •

Top 5 Ways to Turn 50

Vacation is over, and Costa Rica was beautiful. But it’s time for a reality check. How about a new month, new season, and a new decade? The half century one if you know what I mean. The big 5.0. There are many ways to turn this chronological age, which is only a baby boomer number, right? I... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
September 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm •

Summer Has a Start and Finish, Just Like a Race

The shotgun blast that started summer’s race is long over, but the scream of back-to-school season is just as loud. I think I have all 13 weeks of astronomical summer to finish everything on my list, but if the first day of school marks its end, then “real-feel” summer is only 8 weeks and 3... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
August 7, 2013 at 6:10 pm •

5 Sure-fire Ways to Honor Your Parents

Honoring parents at any age can be hard or easy as pie, depending on one’s perspective. As a caregiver for my parents in their late 80s, I am the filling between 2 flaky crusts: the “greatest” post-war generation and the millennial generation, of which my teen sons are a part. I try to make the... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
July 23, 2013 at 11:42 am •

10 "Best of" Spring 2013

Hello, summertime! Remember the significant spring? It was the time teenage boys became men. The time baby birds pecked themselves out of eggs. Cracklin’ good, but hectic and confusing, too. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” to borrow... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
June 25, 2013 at 9:53 am •

Mother's Day Brunch Out: Best Part Was Going Home

My dream of Mother’s Day brunch out was not what I expected. If I had asked some friends, I would have stayed put in my nest. Don’t get me wrong, there were many fantastic parts of my day, especially the 3 gifts of affection, affirmation, and appreciation in very tangible form–loving letters from my 3... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
May 15, 2013 at 10:17 am •

Graduation Blues? Don't Think So.

I know why May is the “merry” month. There’s a groundswell of sweet endings, (cake, hugs, good-byes) and new beginnings. The giddy last days of high school and grad party plans are in full force. Two of my senior sons will graduate–so naturally–there is pause for reflection and cause for concern. Which brings me to another thing... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
May 6, 2013 at 10:11 am •

Achieving a Balanced Life: Equal Likes for Broccoli

There was a small victory in my house last week. You may think it very small in the fabric of family life. But it caused me to stand up and cheer. And to feel that life balance is achievable, like adding the right seasoning in a main dish, or leaning just so, on one leg,... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
April 25, 2013 at 8:18 pm •

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