What's that smell?

So I'm sitting at the airport And somebody walked by, With a perfume That I've smelled before. And I can't place it. But it brought back random happy feelings. What do you call that? Sniff-a-vu? Deja-pu?

Sand castles, and fireworks, and witches, oh my!

You know how it is. It's the third week of July. It's been in the high 90's, for weeks on end. The humidity is disgusting. You've been living in a bathing suit, flip-flops, and not much else. Where else does your mind turn to? Halloween. Of course. Sand castles, fireworks, and spooky witches. Fear not. Acme has you covered. They've got their Halloween candy out.

A week's worth of ice cream

A couple of times every summer, Aunt Cynthia and I would walk down to Sundae Best, in Avalon to get ice cream. And, every time, my uncle would yell at us. and tell us that he could make us ice cream sundaes every night for a week, and it would be cheaper than what we'd spend on just one visit. He was maybe right. But, in the summer, you have to get ice cream from the ice cream place in town. Even if a cone costs the same as a half gallon. Today I took my niece To some self serve Froyo yogurt place, in Westmont And told her she could get whatever she wanted. So she did. And I paid for it. $8.50 EIGHT! DOLLARS! AND! FIFTY! CENTS! For one ice cream mess. That didn't even have a cone. And what did I say? "Oh! My! God! Kelly!!! I could have bought 4 half gallons of ice cream that are on sale at the Acme right now!!!" But it was worth it. Because it's summer. And she was happy. And I want to be the Aunt Cynthia to all my nieces and nephews.

Swimming pool games

I was sound asleep this morning, And I heard a knock on my door So I yelled hello (Of course, I didn't get out of bed) And I didn't hear anything, So I yelled hello again, and asked who it was. And I heard a girl's voice say "Marco" Seriously? Someone wanted to play swimming games with me that early in the morning? So I yelled "Polo" Nothing. So I yelled "Polo" again. And she didn't answer. I don't know. It was weird. So I just went back to sleep. And forgot all about it. When I got up there was an envelope In my door from my friend Christine, at the front office. When she came over later She mentioned that she had papers to return to me. I said, "Oh you already did. They were in my door this morning." She said, "I forgot I had her drop them off. That was my friend Margot."

He'll always be my daddy

Happy Father's Day To the man who gave me his blue eyes, his walk, his short fuse,And his extra spicy curses. According to my Mom, driving with me Is like driving with my father's clone. Happy Father's Day To the man who found a 6 foot snake in his koi pond and walked/ran from the back to the front yard, stage whispering to me "don't tell mommy", so she wouldn't be scared. Happy Father's Day To the man who debated with my mom for 10 minutes outside a restaurant in South Carolina, because, although he had driven there, he said she lost the keys. So he climbed underneath the car and grabbed the spare hidden pair. Then, when we drove up next to them, we saw the keys were hanging out of the car door. Happy Father's Day To the man who made fun of my Mom for not using the camera correctly on her iPhone. Yet, when I looked through his photos, he had 83 pictures of his pocket Happy Father's Day To the man who throws his head back and laughs uproariously when he finds something particularly funny. A trait he's passed onto all of his kids. Happy Father's Day To the man who knows when I'm hurting, and will call up and ask "How's my doll baby?" Happy Father's Day To the man who has been with my mother for over 60 years, loving each other through all of the cancer they've both had, the death of their parents, broken bones, heart problems, and 4 kids. My dad taught me to find someone, and to love with all of my heart. Through good times and bad. Who taught me that it's ok if you're not perfect, in fact it makes you even easier to love. My daddy, my hero.

My mom's better than your mom

My mom is the only person in the history of Apple iPhone who doesn't have the "messages" "photo" or "camera" apps. "Julie, I've looked everywhere, and they are not on my phone. They're just not there. Can't you remote in somehow, and look at my phone?" I had to help my Dad get on the boat when he went Parasailing, so I gave my mom a quick lesson on my Nikon so she could take pictures while he was up there. When we got back, I looked at the pictures she had taken. 37 up close personal pictures of sand crystals. The ocean. The sky. The bathing suit of woman next to her. The hat of the woman next to her. Her beach chair. Her beach towel. Her own eyeballs. A bunch of blurry pictures that may have been my dad in the air, and 3 perfect pictures of my Dad after the ride when he was seasick. But my mom is the person you call at 3 in the morning when you're sad and just want to talk. She may not remember the conversation in the morning, but she gets you through the rough times. She's the person who flew up here Mother's Day weekend, the year after Mrs Miller died, so that she could walk in the Race For The Cure, in honor of her. My mom is the person (and my Dad) who has all of us kids, (who are in our 40's, 50's and 60's (almost)) fighting over who is the favorite child. Literally. We have text arguments over who's the favorite. My mom is the person I call with every bit of news, no matter how big or small. She's a survivor, she's a warrior, she's my best friend, she's who I want to be when I grow up. Happy Mother's Day to the best Mom on earth. #mothersday2017

Shattered McDreamy's

I stopped in Cooper Hospital to visit a friend's mother and, while I was in the elevator I noticed two young girls wearing white coats with stitching on them that said they were "intern" and "resident". So, being a huge fan of Grey's Anatomy, I had to ask. And I found out that: - No, the elevators are never used as floating sex chambers. - No, the residents and interns don't have time to jump in bed every couple of hours, lounging around between important cases. - No, they don't switch sex partners every couple of weeks. - No, there aren't as many cases of people with worms as Shonda Rhimes would like you to think. - Yes, a lot of the cases they've shown, have happened before. - And- - No, no one in Cooper Hospital has ever seen a "penis fish". @greysanatomy @shondarhimes #shatteredmcdreamy