B is for Book Club

January 1999.

We were a group of young mothers. Our kids were all in preschool. We were looking for a social outlet.  

What Looked Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage was our first book. 

We started with seven. We are now eight. Four of us are “charter members”.

I know what you’re thinking…do you actually read/discuss the book or is it just an excuse to get together and drink wine. 

Well, for the first 10 years or so it was mostly about getting together. And sure, drinking wine was a part of it. OK…a HUGE part of it. Remember, our kids were in preschool.

But, over the years it has become much more than just a book club and drinking wine.

We have watched our kids grow up together. We have watched them become adults. It has been over 20 years of friendships. And yes, now…we even discuss the book.  

Our first book club meeting. 

A to Z Challenge

Just what is the “Blogging from A to Z April Challenge”??  Basically it’s “a challenge to all bloggers for the month of April. Can you post every day except Sundays during the month? And to up the bar, can you blog thematically from A to Z?” You can click on these red words to find out more if you are really curious. 

I first thought about attempting this back in 2013, a couple of years after I started blogging. But…I never did.

And then…my blogging slowly started to wane until over the past 3 years, it has pretty much been non-existent.

And then came COVID-19 with social distancing, self-isolation and lots of time at home. What better time to try and motivate myself to try and blog again.

Who am I kidding. I am just a really good procrastinator and would do just about anything else than clean.

I’m a little behind in starting but better late than never, right??  Oh, and I’m not “officially” doing this. Who needs THAT extra pressure in times like these?

So “A”.  April is the month of Autism Awareness. Surely, I would write something about Autism.

Nope. Not gonna.

I’m going to go with “A” is for Aging. Cause that’s what’s happening to me.

Aging is not for the weak. 
Aging is humbling yet freeing. 
Aging is also not to be taken for granted.

This post is longer than usual. I’m getting bored. So instead, I will leave you with this little clip that my sister sent me the other day. If you find this as hilarious as I did, welcome to the club. Otherwise…GET OFF MY LAWN!

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