Yearly Archives: 2013

My sister called around 10 p.m. Saturday evening.  We chatted for a bit before having the conversation that I inevitably have with someone twice a year. . . Okay, so we’re springing forward so that means it’s going to be darker in the morning, right? I asked her.No, I think it will be lighter.  She […]

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Because when you laugh it comes from deep within your belly. . . Because when you smile, the corners of your eyes crinkle in the most wonderful way. . . Because you never lost the kid in you. . . Because you are as solid as a rock. . . Because you are steady. . […]

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After blankets are tucked around little ones, stories are read, questions are asked and foreheads are kissed for the final time for the night, I sit down in front of the computer screen and review our day.  It’s not intentional, really.  I don’t sit down and think now what is it that we did today?  […]

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“Daddy is going to kill me.” I said through laughter as I watched the scene unfolding in front of me. Bubbles floating through the air.  Water shooting from one end of the living room to the other.  Giggles bursting out of the mouths of three little ones who were overjoyed at hearing the news that […]

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I’ve hit a bit of a slump.  The well of creativity has run dry and I find myself parched and thirsty for new ideas, fresh creativity, and well, a little excitement.  I’m pretty certain that it’s the weather that is getting to me.  Cloudy days, cold temperatures, snow, wind, ice, rain. . . Oh, Ohio. […]

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