You probably have heard it all from years of students and parents and know by now not everything is right on schedule or works to the beat of a drum. Move in day, how exciting and ridiculously... Read more >>

Being a single parent and wanting my daughters to have an extra tool for school, an encyclopedia salesman was invited to sit down at our dining room table and discuss the amenities. It... Read more >>

SMILE . . . and Give Your Teeth Some Air   Today is Global Belly Laugh Day. Alright. I know what you’re thinking. This is just another made up holiday for people to spend money. I was... Read more >>

For as long as I can remember, my father has bought my mother the same pair of running shoes for every Christmas. Well, no, technically SHE is the one who buys the shoes and probably wraps them too,... Read more >>

My best friend, Sapphira*, is a hippie. A true, undeniable hippie. Her parents were hippies and I am now inclined to believe it is hereditary. She takes herbal remedies and large amounts of vitamin C.... Read more >>

In the shade of the African Tree I take root and begin to flower. Surprised to find long brown arms reach out like quiet limbs that brush my back in the middle of a girlish laugh. Read more >>

I think I’m just going to do thoughts for the moment, because at any moment thoughts come in your head at anytime, and they can be so good, you just want to get them down. I thought about... Read more >>

You know that friend who is the first to poke fun at anything and everything? The friend that has the sense of humor that is always uncensored, and tells nothing-is-off-limits style of jokes? Their... Read more >>

Depression is not some thing that other people should laugh at you for, it is not some thing other people should make a joke out of about you. Depression hits a lot more people in the world then what... Read more >>

All of our kids would be coming for a week during Thanksgiving and we were so excited! My daughters were going to arrange my pantry while they were here. I had had surgery on my right arm and was... Read more >>