Mom and Blogger, but not necessarily a Mommy Blogger. Sugar Jones: writing about life unrefined.
I called the nurse’s desk and asked to be rung into my grandmother’s room, hoping my mom or aunt might be there to give me an update. I had been going to her hospital room every day after work to rub lotion on her hands and feet and just be with her. She was my [...]
My son was working in a group on word problems with his teacher at school the other day. One section was on ones, tens, and hundreds in every day situations. The question was: Is your grandfather: 5, 50, or 500? After a quick second of confusion, my son blurted out: “Mrs. Smith… my DAD’s 50!” [...]
I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]
A year and a half ago, my life was a bit upside down. I was separated and a month away from filing for divorce. I didn’t have much of an income. I was 40 and living at my mom’s. I was feeling like a big loser. Amidst all the turmoil, I had hope. The kind [...]
Technically, I’m a grandma. I have a grandson, but I don’t consider myself a grandma. Some people think it’s because I’m vain about my age. Please. I am vain, but not about my age. I’ve never been shy telling people how old I am. It really is because of the weight that the title carries. [...]
I grew up poring through photos. Yellow, faded, and crumbling. I held those images in my hands like treasures from the past. In those photos I saw smiling ghosts of youthful men that looked vaguely similar to the old men I saw at weddings and funerals. The smiling eyes of women with tiny waists peered [...]
