Romance or Roommates?

How often are you having date nights?  Probably not often enough if you have kids.  It’s easy to just let dating your partner fall by the wayside. There are so many other things going on. So many excuses. You become complacent to the fact that...

Dusting is a Thankless Task

Dusting is a thankless task.  No one is going to say, “Hey, thanks for dusting the sideboard. The absence of dust is remarkable!” No one thanks you for scheduling teeth cleanings at the dentist. Or well checks at the pediatrician. (The kids certainly won’t be...

Make Me Proud

My son wanted to quit.  When he was in second grade, he was on the wrestling team. He was (and still is) a lightweight, and he’s wiry and fast and he was surprisingly good.  This is my sensitive soul son, he’s a feeler. And he shocked us all when he was...

Distracted Much?

We just got a kitten. And when I say ‘we’ got a kitten, I really mean ‘I’ got a kitten.  I am the one who will do the lion’s share (no pun intended) of the work to get this kitten acclimated to our house and our family and our other cat.  I will be the one who...