Last week I asked my son who is favorite elementary school teacher was. He named several, but our conversation gravitated toward Mrs. DeKam–an exceptionally special teacher, when we especially needed one.The year before had been so difficult. My son had entered...
Cade (straightening his desk): When I’m grown up, I’m gonna have a desk and put my phone and my computer on it.Me: Oh… Are you going to be a business man, like Daddy?Cade: No, I’m gonna be a cool guy. I’m gonna have a rich house and a...
These are not necessarily in the order of importance and are meant strictly to entertain you:1. It takes me longer to prepare for the week of vacation than the actual week itself. I’ve never clocked it, but I’m the type of person who wants to see every...
My friend recently went on a first date. She said the guy was nice, but the way he paid for her coffee was a little awkward. It didn’t bother her that he wanted to pay. That was nice. Maybe he was just a little too emphatic about it. “No, no! I...
They say your earliest childhood memories reveal something about your personality. Whatever was first to burn an impression deep enough onto your brain to stick is usually something that you intensely like or dislike.I believe my first memory happened around age...
Last time, I posted about feeling rather ‘Ugly Duckling-ish’, as a parent. When my kids were little, I honestly didn’t worry all that much about being different from other parents. I figured I was doing what was best for my child, and trying to...