A middle-aged woman looks at life with a laugh!By:  Mary Fran Bontempo Twenty years old. That’s the milestone birthday my baby celebrates today.Meg would consider the term “milestone” a stretch, as the number holds little of the magic of prior birthdays.Thirteen heralds the beginning of the teenage years, the eagerly anticipated move away from childhood. Sixteen equals the coveted driver’s license, while eighteen signals legal adulthood.But twenty doesn’t mean much, at least not [...]

A Middle-Aged Woman laughs at life! (And realizes it's not easy being green.)By: Mary Fran BontempoI’m seeing too much green.Green is in; it’s everywhere. Green is the color of the moment in oh so many ways.This week we celebrate Earth Day. Everyone from politicians to celebrities to the man on the street has ideas about what we need to do to keep our planet green. Most of the proclamations are pretty sound. Use [...]

A middle-aged woman looks at life with a laugh!  (And occasionally, a headache!)By:  Mary Fran BontempoBy the time I left, I was exhausted.Last Saturday found me at a blogger's seminar sponsored by the lovely ladies from MomSpace, a great site covering many things "Mom."  The site slants towards mothers with young children, and that particular demographic was well represented at the seminar.Which for me, I suppose, was the issue.My kids are grown, at least [...]

A Middle-Aged Woman Looks at Life with a Laugh!By:  Mary Fran BontempoIn a restaurant, it’s hard for me to imagine focusing on anything but food. I love restaurants, love having someone else do the cooking, bring me the food, clean up the mess. When I’m fortunate enough to eat out, I am there, mind, body and soul—no distractions.So when my husband and I ate out last weekend at one of our favorite local [...]