When we have trained ourselves to follow certain habits, we sometimes fall behind when the bell doesn’t ring as expected. Or, we make lists, but don’t look at them. Or, we turn off our ringer, and the bell does ring, Read More …
Of course, I remember it well…that place where we went while we waited for the concert to start? It was last year; you don’t remember it? It was a brew pub. A craft brew pub. They make their own beer. Read More …
This week, and this weekend, begin the PSAT nightmares for both teens and their parents. For different reasons of course. Standardized testing, apparently was invented over a hundred years ago, something I would not have thought, but read (recently) from Read More …
Everything that we need to know today is on screen. Or is it? When you go to the store and all they do is look at your digital profile – are they seeing you? They know your membership rewards. They Read More …
Tomorrow, as we close a long chapter on our lives, I can’t help but wonder what did we forget? Tomorrow, she graduates from High School. Did we remember to teach her to: Wear your seat belt Make good choices Park Read More …
Memorial Day is the perfect time for the community to come together…and appreciate the history of our forefathers, mothers, sisters and brothers – those who came before us. They came together to give us freedom, liberty and life we live Read More …
Going somewhere, that is both fun and familiar is a good idea… I wonder if the things we do are more fun, because of the people or because of what we do. Tonight, we were at a fancy, schmancy hotel Read More …
Earned praise and thanks is really worth sharing, giving, announcing and even filling out a survey (if asked sincerely.) When things seem at their worst, someone can make the day better and step up, show that they care and they Read More …
Poetry is often lyrical and can become famous, but few poems are better known than those written by Edgar Allen Poe. I studied them, my husband studied and our kids studied them. “Quoth the Raven, Nevermore.” Of course, E.A. Read More …
Sometimes, the stories we tell at dinner drive the kids to laughter. Sometimes it is confusion. Other times, down right teenage-angst. Go figure. It happens. When we were kids, we had to be careful. Dad would go on and on Read More …