The busier we are, the more I have to write about and the less time I have to write. It’s been an especially busy couple of weeks. Our Shakespeare Club staged a splendid performance of scenes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I am so proud of those kids. Our plans to perform outdoors were ...

It is always interesting to see what odds and ends have accumulated on my bed by the end of the day. My bedroom is a favorite spot for reading, playing Polly Pockets, destroying bedsprings acrobatics, and sundry other activities. Often, at the tired end of a day, I’ll find a pair of dice, a to...

At the grocery store, I dial his cell phone. It goes to voice mail. "Hey. I have two vitally important questions, so call me ay-sap." We’re unloading the cart onto the conveyor belt when he calls back. "What’s up?" "OK, first: what was I supposed to buy at the st...

At the grocery store, I dial his cell phone. It goes to voice mail. "Hey. I have two vitally important questions, so call me ay-sap." We're unloading the cart onto the conveyor belt when he calls back. "What's up?" "OK, first: what was I supposed to buy at the store?" "Sugar. Tea. Um, bananas?" "Got...

There she sits amidst the noise of the household, busy with the comings and goings of the family. With running feet and moving legs of her two cousins, up and down, they run, here and there, they scream. A cute face, a pouty look, and a loud wailing full of attitude. She quietly looks on, contented ...

I'm sitting in our patio room, a pleasant many-windowed room off the kitchen. From this cozy pink chair—a hand-me-down from our friend Marianne in Virginia, but dubbed "Mr. Dave's Chair" by Beanie because it was Mr. Dave who carted it from Marianne's house to ours in his pickup truck three or four...

    ok, i love road trips.  i know i just got back, but im leaving for another one tomorrow night.  this one will be even more fun than the trip to virginia b/c i get to drive my sexy lil car, im going to st louis to see the cards play, and while i love my family, its way cooler to go alone.  ...