Puke In The Car Seat

Puke In The Car Seat

You quickly realize how many crevices there are in a car seat when your child pukes in one. I was lucky enough to discover this particular level of hell while driving on the highway about 2 hours from home. The best part is that when you’re approximately 3 years...
Claiming It For You

Claiming It For You

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,    but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 How are you today? I hope you’ve woken up rested, refreshed and satisfied after your Christmas celebrations. But if, instead, you’re feeling dazed and...
Magic In The Starting

Magic In The Starting

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. — Goethe It didn’t matter that I had sealed the seams.  Or that we had a tub floor.  Or that I had put a tarp over the site.  Water was everywhere. The...
No No No

No No No

What is essential is invisible to the eye. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince I have a confession to make:  I’m a huge James Bond fan.  I have loved them all in all of their incarnations and inanity, from Connery to Craig. Dr. No was the...
Off The Tracks

Off The Tracks

This is the end of the line for most folks. This is where the cart goes off the track. Despite the most heartfelt resolutions, despite whatever the best intentions might have been, most folks give up on their New Year’s promises to themselves… right...