Laura : Writing

Choices

Choices

A Chapter by Laura


We make our choices every day
Shopping

Shopping

A Chapter by Laura


If shopping were an Olympic event, my mom would bring home the Gold every time! She would be the Michael Phelps of shopping! Yet another gene I did..
Crisis

Crisis

A Chapter by Laura


I have discovered that I am not good in a crisis. After the “event,” no problem, I’ll stay to the end and help you clean up, but at ..
Gadgets

Gadgets

A Chapter by Laura


Enough with the gadgets! When did I become one of those people who have to be plugged in constantly? For close to forty years, I wasn’t missi..
42

42

A Chapter by Laura


In one of my more snarky moods, this started out as “100 Things That Annoy Me,” but I thought that that was just too easy, and not good fo..
Recipes

Recipes

A Chapter by Laura


My mother and I have an annual holiday tradition. We spend a day making homemade candy to share as gifts, and we’ve done this for more years tha..
Skates

Skates

A Chapter by Laura


My great grandfather Follett owned Skateland in El Paso, so I spent my first eight years essentially on wheels. According to family legend, one day wh..
Road Trips

Road Trips

A Chapter by Laura


Gawd, I love a road trip! I’ll be leaving on xmas eve morning for my Aunt’s house in East Texas, where those family that can gather have c..
Fire

Fire

A Chapter by Laura


I suppose you want to know about the fire. But really, it’s a bigger story than that. The fire was just the beginning. Here’s how I rem..
Holidays

Holidays

A Chapter by Laura


Another family holiday season has passed, at least for me. The rest of the family are still visiting, many of them going from one house to another. ..