• My (Really Ugly) New Shoes

    When I purchase a pair of shoes, in the back of my mind I’m always expecting them to last ten years or more.  I’m always surprised when they don’t.  After Mr. Trouble on Feet was born and it turned out that my feet had grown yet another half size (my…

  • Unintended Favorites

    Everybody has their favorite Christmas decorations they look forward to taking out of the attic each year.  For me those include the very special nativity scene my grandmother made for my mother.  I love it because it’s the nativity I grew up with, and I can remember standing on my…