Christine's Tea Room

Author Christine Townsend welcomes you to a resting place. Let the worries of your day evaporate like the steam rising from your teacup. We'll chat about things that interest us. "Come along inside . . . We'll see if tea and buns make the world a better place."--The Wind in the Willow

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

What are you using these days?

I've just discovered that my Sally Hansen depillatory is no longer working for me. And lately it seems I have to use it everywhere. Not just on my legs and under arms anymore. It seems that I have a light trace of hair on my upper lip and my chin. What are you using to remove hair?

Still the baby in the family

On July 1st I will be fifty-two years old. Yet, I'm still considered a baby to my older sisters. After church on Sunday, my oldest sister ordered me to "run" to the parking lot across the street to get my car so that I could pick her up in front of the church. I had no problem with getting the car for her. She recently had knee surgery. Even after months of physical therapy, movement is still somewhat painful for her. However, I do not "run" anywhere at this point in my life. Of course I told her as much and she reminded me not to disrepect her.

It is amazing to me that to my sisters I'm still a baby. I've been married nearly twenty-two years, have a demanding career, pay a mortgage, have raised two children and am a grandmother. When do I get to be a grown woman?