I live in NE Ohio, and we can get some pretty bad storms around here. Everything gets agitated. My dog hides under the bed, shaking. It gets dark, even in the middle of the day. Lightning flashes. Thunder cracks. At times it shakes the house. The winds whip through the trees and the rain comes in torrents, turning my yard ...
I had a tough mom moment last week. My son, who’s a junior in high school, loves to run track. His main race had always been the 400m open; however, this year during indoor season he made the switch to the 800m open. And he did great. At the beginning of the season, his time hovered around 2:08. He had ...
Are we there yet? When the kids were little and couldn’t tell time, it was the most frequently asked question on a road trip. And it usually started about 5 minutes after we got in the car. “Are we there yet?” Ummmmm….NO! Not even close. We just left! We have 10 hours and 55 minutes to go! When they could ...
Are you a morning person or a night person? I’m an early riser. I’ve never really been a good sleeper. Back in the teenager days when you’re supposed to sleep until noon, 7:00 am seemed to be my limit. But these days, 7:00 would be heaven. It would be sleeping in by a couple hours. And it’s not by choice. ...
I’ve always loved to read. I have fond memories of my Grandma Broadway teaching me and the two of us sitting on her porch swing, reading and swinging for hours. Back then it was the Cat in the Hat. As I grew, I moved on to Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew. The older I got the bigger my books got. I ...
