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May 11, 20202 min read
May Feels Like March in the Midwest
May 10th, 2020 in the Midwest felt like a March 10th. Temperatures in the 40s, blustery winds, gray skies. The red buds and tree leaves...
May 10, 20202 min read
Happy & Sad Mother's Day
Mother's Day used to be a great day for me to celebrate my mom (that part is still true) and just enjoy church and family. Time changed...
May 9, 20202 min read
Marriage Beyond the Wedding
We have internet again after 3 days without. It would blip out every day or so, we would reset it, unplug and re-plug the cord, things...
May 7, 20202 min read
Not Buying Into Roller Coaster Feelings
Feelings are a roller coaster; roller coasters move. Reality is a column; columns stay put and hold up a building. Not every day is...
May 5, 20202 min read
Squeaky Clean Teeth and Calendar Life
While Miss Amber, the dental hygienist, was cleaning my teeth today, I suddenly thought of what her tools would do to my shower. I hate...
May 3, 20201 min read
Kara the Super Girl
Kara said I should write about her today, so here is a composition about her. Her name is one we liked, plus it's Supergirl's name from...
May 2, 20201 min read
Everything Is Better With Sunshine
Our corner of the world felt more alive today than it has for a long time. Businesses are starting to reopen; traffic was fairly heavy;...
May 1, 20203 min read
Family Pie Day
Pi. 3.141592653589793... Oh, wrong pi. Pie. Yum. Flaky crust cradling a sugary-something. And you don't have to eat it only on March...
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Knock-Out Roses are Perfect For Plant-Killers
At our old house, we had a rose bush that was Kara's special bush. It was right next to our front porch and gave lots of happiness. Now...
Apr 29, 20201 min read
What's the Worst That Can Happen?
What happens when we just swallow fear and go for something? In our case yesterday, Kal made new friends. He was wanting to play...
Apr 28, 20202 min read
Connecting Over "Call of Duty"
I tried to get a little peace and quiet on the deck this morning--just 5 minutes was all I wanted. But there was a phone call, then Kal...
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Cookies From Kara
Hopefully, the end of this ______ shutdown is in sight. I've used much of the time just to enjoy my children and to work on projects I...
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Backyard Wildlife and Handling Mom Guilt
It's not every day that we wake up to 4 deer in our backyard. They just went through the strip of woods we have, right next to some of...
Apr 21, 20202 min read
P.D.Q. Who?
My kids got a taste of P.D.Q. Bach today. He is personified by Peter Schinkele and was a favorite of ours when we were growing up....
Apr 20, 20202 min read
Messing Up On Purpose
Why say or sing something correctly when you can say it incorrectly for fun? For instance, Kris and I have a little game we play when...
Apr 19, 20201 min read
Little Pitchers Are Listening
Of all the surprises I can imagine, I wasn't ready for the one tonight. My children are listening to me. I don't say it sarcastically;...
Apr 16, 20202 min read
April Snow Showers Bring May Flowers
Yes, it is April 15th, and we have snow today and possibly will have it for a few days this week. I guess we could get upset about it,...
Apr 14, 20202 min read
Hot Pink Trees and Lucky Charms the Cereal
Today was easy, peasy, breezy. Parenting was a cinch. The kids listened the first time and were extremely helpful. They cleaned up...
Apr 8, 20202 min read
I'm Not a Good TMNT, plus Chef Kal's Meatballs
Today's happenings included a time of me on Nintendo with Kal. I'm not too bad at Tetris, but as one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja...
Apr 7, 20202 min read
Bike Rides and Catch
We're making more lemonade today from Corona lemons. We took, oh, I don't know how many, bike rides around our neighborhood. On one such...
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