Tag: family

• Book Review: Elinor’s Glad-To-Be-Together Family by Susan Layne with illustrations by Diana Ting Delosh

  In this melting pot of a country that we call the United States, many of us live far away from family, with some of us having family in a different country as well. Susan Layne, a 4th generation Texan living far away from her children and grandchildren, captured perfectly the feeling when families are finally…

  michardillo

  September 12, 2023

  books

  compound adjectives, family, grandparents

• Family Food Traditions

  In mid-December, I added a bag of mixed nuts – in their shells – to my holiday shopping list. My husband, the shopper in the family, called to verify, “Do you want salted or unsalted?” I tried to explain that you rarely find nuts salted while still in their shells. Finally he understood and brought…

  michardillo

  January 9, 2022

  Essay

  avocado, Cheez-Its, Chips Ahoy, Christmas, covid, Facetime, family, Hershey Bar, Louisiana, Moderna, nutcracker, Zoom

• Silver Linings

  Today is April 11, 2020, Holy Saturday. It’s a gloriously sunny day in metropolitan Washington, DC. Spring, as they say, has sprung. The pink dogwood in my front yard is blooming, and the white dogwood in my backyard is doing the same. It’s brisk and windy, but beautiful out—out where we are not supposed to…

  michardillo

  April 11, 2020

  Essay

  COVID 19, crocheting, family, Maryland, MCPL, reading, self-isolation, social distancing

• I Am a Teacher

  Today is Tuesday, November 26, 2019. For the last two weeks, I have been ready for tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Tomorrow is the start of a 5-day break from school for the Thanksgiving holiday. Saying that I am ready for it is a gross understatement. Like saying I like carbs. Or, I like to…

  michardillo

  November 26, 2019

  Essay

  Break, family, Grateful, love, MLK, Mother Teresa, teaching, Thankful, Thanksgiving

• Love Never Fails

  It’s midday Sunday and I am just sitting down to write this week’s essay. It’s been a busy weekend. Friday night was the wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner for one of my colleagues, a third grade teacher at my school. Months ago, after announcing her engagement, she stopped me as I was coming in to…

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  October 4, 2015

  Essay

  Amite, Ardillo’s, Corinth, Corinthians, DJ, facebook, family, Hammond, Instagram, Louisiana, love, Papal Mass, reception, rehearsal dinner, scripture, St. Ann, St. Paul, steel drum band, teacher, teaching, twitter, wedding