windows

All of our children are in the house now. Zoe is home from college…so when I hear a door open early in the morning, and the sound of padding feet, I can never be sure that it was Nate getting up … Continue reading

away

I told Jenny on our way into town yesterday that sometimes I feel like I want to just keep driving. Sometimes I feel like I want to gas it up and just go. I just want to get somewhere….get somewhere “away”. … Continue reading

Red-faced screamer?! Sure, I’ll hold you….

Sometimes this baby is a ticking time-bomb…can you believe it?       We have a 6 month old baby who sleeps inbetween us now. She has her own bed…a “co-sleeper” that’s attached to the side of our bed….but she … Continue reading

green…and smaller, somehow

I stopped off at the property we’re going to buy the other day and was surprised at how different it felt. It had been about a week since I’d swung in there….we don’t own it… so I haven’t been spending … Continue reading

lots of love

  I got home from work slightly frazzled yesterday. Some days you feel like you just survived it all. You’re happy that it happened…survival is a good thing to shoot for…but the day didn’t roll as smoothly as it might … Continue reading

why dogs die young

People say that a dog is man’s best friend. I guess that may be true….I guess. I’ve had some wonderful dog friends, although I’m not sure if I’d consider any of them my “best friends”. Our “heart to hearts” were … Continue reading

we’re a winner

“We’re a Winner” the Impressions I have a friend where I work who seems to be a pretty good fellow. I know that he’s an intelligent man…and I’d have to say without reservation that he’s a pretty good fellow. It … Continue reading

panthertown

I heard this song and thought, “What a wonderful accompaniment that would be for a story about being lost in Panthertown…what a frantically wonderful soundtrack to a frenzied trip back home….” So…here’s the song….and here’s the story… “Jungle Boogie” Kool … Continue reading

two mo’ enemies

I don’t have “game”. I don’t know what to say most times. When my daughter was little….maybe 3 or 4 years old…maybe younger…we went out in the little Datsun truck I used to own to run some errands. We stopped … Continue reading

what if something happened?

It’s three thirty-six AM…and guess where I am? Paragliding!!!! No, that’s not true…that is a bold-faced lie and a major improbability. I wouldn’t do that in the dark. Who knows what could happen? Something could happen. What is really going … Continue reading