Uh, who?

My son, GT, has been sick for the last few days. We took him to the doctor – it’s just a really bad cold – nothing of the swine variety. Last night, at bedtime, I tucked him in like I always do. I pulled the covers up under his chin, and kissed his little forehead. [...]

A life dipped in gold

Shortly after TK and I were married, he announced to me one day (while I was complaining about something random, I’m sure) that I have “a life dipped in gold.” “What is that supposed to mean?” I asked, defensively. “It means that whenever things are going badly for you, life magically throws you a bone. [...]

ST Quote of the Day

(tasting a peppermint cookie) “UGH! Mom! This tastes so bad I think my taste buds just went out!” Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post Tweet

Clean up on Aisle 3!

Last night we went to our church Christmas concert. It had been a little balmy when we went in, so we hadn’t worn out coats. Coming out, however, it was very cold out. “Brr!” I exclaimed, “Who let it get so cold out here?” “Jesus,” replied my son, matter-of-fact. “Is Jesus in charge of the [...]

Love and marriage

I had my holiday dinner with my friend Hawk tonight. She gave me a really pretty silver ring. I liked it so much I put it on right there at the table, and wore it the rest of the night. When I got home, I showed it to my daughter ST when I got home [...]

Someone get the “Old Spice”

Earlier this week, my husband had the opportunity to have lunch with our kids at their elementary school. When a parent comes for lunch, the child can select one of his or her classmates to sit at the special “guest” table. GT picked his very best friend, K. At dinner that night, TK was telling [...]

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