Gordie took my car today so I had the station wagon for the day.  The moon is full, which inevitably always causes my children to act horrendously difficult.  Additionally, the monsoon-like weather we've been having is grating on everyone's nerves.  It just wasn't the day to be without the lounge-on-wheels.  Today required cooperation and flexibility…

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow For many of us, summer officially arrives on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend.  Summer is without a doubt my favorite season,…

We've had children at Trinity Preschool for seven years (!) and Thursday will mark the end of an era for our family.  Time spent at the water table, playing blocks, and painting with smocks will be permanently replaced with buying hot lunch, riding the bus, and writing in journals.  Also, something new and exciting is…

Having a sick family member puts life into perspective for any of us.  A sick child brings your world as you know it to a grinding halt.  A sick parent reminds us that life is short and fragile.  We cycle through high moments and low moments.  We celebrate remission, cancer-free, and bouncing back.  We cry…

The undeniable hot trilogy right now (no pun intended) is Fifty Shades of Gray by E.L. James.  It seems that everyone everywhere is talking about this book.  Curious like the rest, I downloaded a copy onto my iPad and gave it a whirl.  Before making this decision, my curiosity was peaked when a woman at…

Now that I've had an opportunity to give a heartfelt salute to my amazing inner circle, let me tell you how happy I was to get home from the hospital to my own bed.  The older I get, the more high maintenance I have proudly become.  Camping was fun when I was a child, but…