I am so glad our blog is up and running again because I really, really need some blog therapy.

Last month I took my 18-year-old cousin out to coffee to see how he was doing in his first semester of college.  I laughed when he commented he was surprised that "old" people like me were joining Facebook-- after all, I'm not old, right??  Well, I now empathize with his surprise.

Imagine my reaction when I opened my email last week and saw that my MOM was friending me.  My.  Mom.  Is. On.  Facebook.  I have a new perspective on what he must have felt when he opened my friend request.  In picturing the moment I imagine his eyes squeezed shut, his nose plugged, and butterflies in his tummy.

Watch out world... Rose Valerio might just be your next friend...

-- Teresa Valerio Parrot