One year of running…and then…I bite the dust…
I jogged up the hill and headed down the other side, deep in thought. I had officially been running for one year, and I mentally …
Welcome to the “after”…
I watched Madi walk out of the school building this afternoon, carrying her backpack, and with her hair all awry from playing outside. She came …
To Madi on her first day of school…
Dear Madi, I have never been very good with goodbyes. When I was little, I would cry every time that my Dad left for a …
Encounters of the First Grade: Part II
When we went to Madi’s class party at the horse barn, I was mainly worried about her having a good experience. It was one of …
Encounters of the First Grade: Part I
As we rattled down the dirt road, I could feel my insides stiffening up. Forcing cheerfulness, I hollered over my shoulder to Madi, “We are …
Fresh cut grass, ice cream, and new textbooks…
I have been asked a lot lately if I miss teaching. Considering the basket case that I was at the end of the school year, …
My new boss…
When I married a lawyer, I never ever imagined that there would be a situation where we would work together. But now that Ben is …
Curing the iwishiwouldas…
I’ll be honest…with summer ending soon, I have been hit with a bad case of the “iwishiwouldas”… …iwishiwoulda scheduled a garage sale to force me …
Reflections on “The Help”
It was the middle of the night, and I was propped up on the couch with a feverish little girl laying on my chest. My …
Time to upgrade my armor…
The morning started out in usual hectic fashion. Ben and I were heading to Chicago with friends for our first overnight trip without the kids …
