Meet Marley, the latest addition to our family It has been over a year since we lost our thirteen year old dog, Cassie. Yes, we missed having a dog around, but it’s been pretty nice without one, too. No dogs to walk in bad weather. No vet bills, arthritis meds, or visits to the kennel. [...]
Sure, the photo was staged after the meeting ended, but you get the general idea. I am trudging up the walkway to my house after a three day business trip to Chicago and then two grueling, twelve-hour days in the office. All I want to do is hug my family, relax for awhile, then fall asleep [...]
Here we all are, paused, at the top of the roller coaster of the calendar year. We are about to plunge into the Holiday Season- the final six weeks. Sure it is a wild, exhilarating ride- special school programs, family visits, and plenty of traditional food. But it is a stressful time. There are too [...]
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Shelby’s crying again. My eyes tear up as I give her one last hug. I promise I’ll be home soon, but that doesn’t stop the sniffing. We smile sadly at each other as I open the front door and walk out into the dark, chilly October morning. I’m off on another business trip. Once [...]
I own one of those jogging strollers that holds two children. It’s been a member of our family ever since child # 2 was born seven years ago. Whenever the weather was good I would take the two children out for a weekend jog. At first it held Shelby and Cole, then Cole and [...]
I’m not able to spend much extra time with my children during the summer months, so I have to make the time I have count. I love making lifetime memories with them. Most of my favorite ones from my childhood didn’t cost my parents anything and they usually didn’t involve leaving the yard. I’m pleased that [...]