‘Wingmoms’ always have our backs
As we enter the thick of summer I find my kids, now teens, going in many different directions. Gone are the long hours spent...
‘Wingmoms’ always have our backs
As we enter the thick of summer I find my kids, now teens, going in many different directions.
What I hit on my summer vacation …
My vacations, as always, are a bit unpredictable.
Dive into summer by doing less
Are you making sure you aren’t doing enough? Have you really embraced the vacation mindset and given yourself permission to let things go?
Summer of squalor
I accepted a certain amount of savagery in my life when we willingly entered into living in a house without granite countertops, a master suite, attached garage or central air. Clearly, our standards are low.
It really does all come out in the wash
I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble or make them question the beliefs they hold dear and the meaning of life, but I do...
The natural order of things
So ... once again nature proves it is not to be trusted. As a person once proudly self-described as “indoorsy,” I have tried to...
Hard work and values
I am at that crux of life where my children need me to be ever more vigilant. It is my contention that teens require almost as much if not more hands-on parenting as toddlers.
Wise scheme helped dad sell a tractor
Farming in the early 1950s, my father pushed to the verge of working himself to collapse. Holding down a full-time job as a tractor...
Eye can see clearly now
So I spent Memorial Day in the emergency department, as you do. Well maybe not as YOU do. You probably make good choices. I...
