Mere minutes ago I was giving Caleb hugs and kisses before bed. We have some of our best conversations at bedtime.The other night he was a little wild so I told him we better meditate. We sat on his bed cross legged, our thumb and middle fingers together.
Topics: bedtime, Family Funnies, marriage

Lee and I have a great marriage. We spend time together. We laugh together. It’s almost perfect.Except for one thing.There is this nagging issue that we just can’t get past. A hurdle we just can’t get over. A hill we just can’t...
Topics: garage, marriage debate

I’m going to be on TV. Well not me, exactly. But my name will be in the credits. On the Big Ten Network. Who woulda thunk? Me on the Big Ten Network.Ok, ok. What the heck am I talking about?Well the University of Iowa has created a program about...
Topics: A day in our life, Big Ten Network, Iowa Magazine: Flood of 2008, University of Iowa

I have a dilemma. Skyler wants to go out for wrestling this year. Wrestling! Where kids roll around on a mat and grope each other. Where kids twist limbs around until they practically snap. Where looney parents yell at small children. Call me sexist, but.
Topics: A day in our life, dance, fashion, gymnastics, wrestling

This morning I awoke to screaming from the living room. In fact it was the screaming that woke me up. At 9am. To many people, 9am is sleeping in. Not to me. To me 9am is early on a Saturday morning. I’m more of an 11am-on-a-Saturday kinda gal. So I.
Topics: A day in our life, parenting, sibling rivalry, siblings fighting, sleeping, video games, yelling