Monthly Archives: January 2005

The father of my brother-in-law died a few days ago after a prolonged battle with illness. Yesterday we went to visitation and today we’ll be attending his funeral. Here’s the conversation that took place in the car yesterday as we … Continue reading →

I went to a funeral today for the husband of a girl I’ve known for almost 25 years. He died over the weekend when the truck he was driving ran into a snow plow. I’m told the impact of the … Continue reading →

What do you call a woman that works as hard as a man? A lazy bitch.

“Dad, what’s that?” Jack asked, pointing to the rubber bottle stopper. “It’s a cork,” I replied. “A rubber cork.” Lily looked over and said, “Can I rub it?”

I couldn’t let this go by without comment. A recent AP article highlighted two polar opposite bracelets to show the world how you voted. The highlight of this story is that when his daughter created her “Count Me Blue” bracelet … Continue reading →

Yes, I know the point of having a blog is to express your own feelings about things. Yes, I realize that it’s not all about sharing other people’s views. But below you’ll find some well-written thoughts about raising children written … Continue reading →

The phone rang this morning and Char answered it to find one of the mothers from the Mothers of Twins Club. She was calling to tell us that another member had just lost one of their 2-year-old boys. Here’s the … Continue reading →

It’s been an amazing year… challenging, to be sure, but also rewarding and joyful. We were doubly blessed in June with the arrival of Abigail and Grace, and then overwhelmed by the gracious kindness of family and friends. To all … Continue reading →