"The State Fair." That's what my college-bound daughter answered when I asked, "Is there anywhere else you'd like to go before you leave next week?" She said she wanted to ride the rides, and when she said "rides," her eyes lit up like they did when she was four and wanted to ride "Sandy," the mechanical horse in Meijer that gently galloped while she held onto the … [Read more...]
Having Someplace to Go is Home
In the flurry of cleaning up for guests last week, I picked up a resin plaque that has been propped up on the piano for quite some time. … [Read more...]
What Example am I Following?
Kids pick up stuff.I know this firsthand because over the past two weeks, we've gone through about 12 boxes of tissue and two bottles of children's Motrin trying to manage mucus and control fevers. Because, you see, my kids picked up the flu.(This is a big reason I've been rather quiet here on the blog—I've been attending to sick kids.)But kids pick up other stuff, too, … [Read more...]