Happy 2023, my friends. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you a happier, more peaceful, more healthful year than the last, regardless of what 2022 did or did not fulfill for you. I do not have any grand resolutions or marked plans to turn over this new leaf, so I don’t have those […]
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Rrrrrriiinnnnngggggg … the alarm! … still programmed to 5:00 a.m. as per usual Monday mornings … how did I forget to turn that off? Rule number one of vacations, and I blew it. And yet, it only took me thirty seconds to remember that I wasn’t waking up to go to work. I was waking […]
This year, my mother turned 70 and I turned 40. In the spirit of celebrating one another and enjoying this short life, we took a trip to Paris together. We chose December, in part, because it is my birthday month, but also because neither of us had visited in the winter before. So, why not […]
2022 From our family to yours May your days be merry and bright … and may all your Christmases be white.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I am thankful for mine, including many more who are not pictured. I am thankful for their health and am grateful for good friends and a warm home. As always, I am also thankful for good food! What’s on your menu today? Here is ours: Baked brie with […]
Please allow me to introduce the newest Goldsberry: Finn. Finn is a three month old Sheepadoodle puppy, a cross between an Old English Sheepdog and a Poodle. After years of asking for a puppy, Jameson and Harper finally won. And so it was that Finn River came to be a Goldsberry one month ago. Then […]
My Grandpa Larry was born on November 8, 1918, which would make today his 104th birthday. This summer, as part of my experience with the Colorado Writing Project, I wrote a poem about my grandparents’ home on Clyde Drive in Downer’s Grove, Illinois. I was fortunate enough to spend time there as I grew up. […]
I love picture books. Always have. As a teacher, I experience pure joy in picking out books to read aloud and to share for writing lessons. When I became a mama, I relived the same happiness as I collected seasonal books and sweet stories, especially for family book days. Now, that Harper and Jameson are […]
November 1. There is a peace in my soul when this month arrives. For me, it welcomes the quiet that has patiently waited for its role as lead. It waited through the births of spring and through the playfulness of summer. It crept a little closer when fall arrived but knew to wait still, through […]
Please give me a moment to brag about my husband here. With eighteen years of teaching, an education degree, and an MBA, Jason is a wise guy (in more ways than one :). He is innovative in the way he approaches his classes. Sure, he wants students to learn to live life in healthy ways […]
