We finally got our long-awaited snow event this year. After beginning with an ice storm it has turned into a full-blown snow week with sub-zero wind chills and all kinds of school and business closings. The ice on the trees has taken on some fascinating shapes. Today will be day four of the “break” and…
Dear Second Grader, Today you turn eight years old. Since eight is halfway to sixteen, this means I have exactly eight more years to lobby for our state to raise the legal driving age to something more sensible… like 25. I’ve seen you behind the wheel, and I just can’t bear the thought. This past…
All I really need to know… I learned in kindergarten. {Robert Fulghum} This is the time of year when winter activities start to pick up at school. I feel like January is low-key and slow-paced, but February brings with it several family birthdays, Valentine’s Day, dances, class parties, etc. So, hopefully some of those activities…
The other night the 2nd Grader asked me a question that made me stop and think. I was drying her hair after her shower and she said, “Momma, why don’t you laugh much?” What?? How can she think I don’t laugh? I laugh all the time. But, you know what? I don’t laugh with my…