Tag: friends

10 Reasons Why I Do Not Have Friends

~ Lenore Diane ~ 57 Comments

During two separate conversations with two separate friends, the three of us mentioned the fact that we do not have friends. I mean, we are friends to a certain extent; one of the gals is one of my best friends, and the other gal is a coworker. While I get together with the one gal, the other gal and I don’t mingle outside of work. (Though, I did go with her and her daughter to see the midnight release of the movie Eclipse.)

For several days I pondered about why I do not have friends, and I came up with 10 reasons. Continue reading “10 Reasons Why I Do Not Have Friends” →

Project 366: Day 145 “It’s a Boy!”

~ Lenore Diane ~ 22 Comments

I am happy to announce there is a new (albeit temporary) member in our family. When we picked Joe up from his spend-the-night visit with his friend, we brought home the friend’s bunny, Joe-joe. (Yes, the bunny’s name is Joe-joe.)

Joe’s friend and his family are heading to India for the summer. They will return in August. Until then, Joe-joe is one of us.

I suspect when Joe-joe is returned to his real family, we will find our own bunny to love. Continue reading “Project 366: Day 145 “It’s a Boy!”” →

Conversations between Neighbors :: A Comparative Study

~ Lenore Diane ~ 69 Comments

Many years ago, or maybe just two, I wrote a *cough* fictitious *cough* post about the conversations Dads have with other Dads compared to conversations Moms have with other Moms, while kids are present.

This afternoon, during a telephone conversation with my neighbor, I had to snap at my kids for interrupting me, and my neighbor had to snap at her kids for interrupting her.

Our interrupted phone conversation reminded me of the post I wrote a couple of years ago. Trust me when I say, the post is timeless. Continue reading “Conversations between Neighbors :: A Comparative Study” →