December Walls When Decking the Halls
Yesterday, I just didn’t feel good. I had an early morning dental appointment for a cleaning to which I went with a headache. Despite some ibuprofen, the headache persisted for…
Category: parenting
Gifting and Grace
It’s that time of year. The time of year asking your children, your spouse, your siblings, and your parents what they’d like to receive for Christmas. The answers get harder…
Aging Parents & Medical Limbo
Within 18 hours of my arrival “home” to visit my parents this week, we made three visits to the local emergency room with my Dad! I had planned a trip…
Poetry Friday: Sounds and Song
Since it is poetry Friday I started to think about what I was going to write about today. I had children’s poetry books I got out of the library last…
Stew vs. Chili
Yesterday, I made a batch of beef stew from scratch – no bottled sauces, or pre-fab taste enhancers – just good ole fashioned beef, carrots, potatoes, and onions. The beef…
Sweet Saturday
This morning we cleaned, my son and I. We cleaned out his room and had much to enjoy! Who knew it would be so much fun? We laughed when we…
The Roots of Halloween
There is no doubt that I love information. I often felt being a librarian would have been a good profession for me as I love to research, look up, learn,…
The Problem with Lists
I have always been a list maker. It is a habit that has gotten me through years of parenting three active boys, a husband who worked shifts, two graduate degrees,…
