One of highlights of the week was my talk with a friend and she asked me, “Alma, do you ever wish to have somebody again?” If I’d say the thought never came to me, then I would be lying to you all. Ofcourse the thought came to me several times before and my answer to that is no. Primarily, I am just too preoccupied to even think if I’d want another man in my life. Suffice to say, with everything that needed to be done at...

My father has just lost my mother almost a year ago. She finally succumbed to a lifelong problem of heart ailment. Weeks ago, a cousin from another town came to visit me and told me they had seen my father holding hands with a young girl… I was shocked but managed to curb my reaction and laughed it off. I completely forgot about the story until my brother came around on my birthday and informed me we have something important to...

Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is. Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950), U.S. Poet I had a very interesting night. My second daughter asked me a striking question. “Will I die also?” Ofcourse the question did not come out just like that. It started with the conversation about rats and how we needed to keep our house clean so rats will not feast on our crumbs in the kitchen and bedroom (as my...

How many have I thought of using my blog to spew my marriage’s dirty laundry? Many times. How many times have I thought of ruining my husband’s reputation and professional credibility? Many times. How many times have I thought of posting all of my husband’s lewd and degrading emails to myself? More than once… You see, there are many reasons why I have started to blog again. I blog because I needed an outlet for my...

When you are down and out, something always turns up-and it is usually the noses of your friends. Orson Welles (1915 – 1985) U.S. actor, director, producer, and writer, The New York Times. My friend Karen came to see me the other day. It was the best thing that has happened to me for awhile now. After the banking fiasco, I have decided to treat the children and myself to an overnight trip to the city. I made the arrangements while...