I have a friend who says "Heavens to Betsy" as his preferred mild exclamation. I'll leave the non-mild exclamations to the imagination....

I realized something this morning: I inadvertently was making my children responsible for how I feel. That's not their responsibility. ...

"Kal, you're eating like a Barbarian. Since you're not Conan, you have to stop." Yes, those words came out of my mouth at dinner tonight....

Reading books at night is like the dessert on the day. After whatever hard work defined the day, to read is a sweet relief. Shakespeare...

It's finally quiet for the day--if you don't count some snoring I hear from, well, never mind about that. The kids are supposed to be in...

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper is my favorite children's book. I remember reading it many times at Grandma's house. Now I...

Books. They are so much better than movies, social media, TV, video games, Kindle. I usually have 5-10 books going at a time to suit...