• Messy Writing

    All week long Sarah has been working on pictures to give to her classmates. When I was teaching secondary English, I had one student who was a truly amazing writer, so good in fact, that when I read his first story he turned in I actually called him to my…

  • Out My Window

    This is my neighbor’s fantastic red maple tree that I get to see out my dining room and kitchen windows, and walk right past at least two times a day when I take Sarah to and from the bus stop for school.

  • Discovery

    I was on the phone with a close friend from North Dakota. We hadn’t talked in ages, and when the phone rang, I ran into the bedroom to tell my husband that he needed to finish up with Mr. Sneaky Pants’ bath because I was going to be on the…