Today as I sit here and write, I'm okay. But I'm going to share something with you that I created when I was not okay. Last week, I was really upset. We ran into a little red tape with some of Levi's medications, and it looked like we were going to end up paying thousands… Continue reading Stuck In the Middle
Category: Parenting
Lug Nuts and Snow
This weekend has been a little vacation from reality, and we didn't even have to travel. Friday night was more or less normal. We heard snow was coming, but it's always hard to say whether the promised snow will actually arrive. I don't blame the forecasters; as far as I can tell, weather fronts act… Continue reading Lug Nuts and Snow
Dirtballs
My friend Tim grew up with a houseful of brothers. He likes to tell me stories about the shenanigans they thought up when they were young. I find his stories amusing, and also terrifying. There are probably things a mom doesn't need to know until her children are safely into their 30s and can no… Continue reading Dirtballs
Running Away
I ran away again this week. I ran to a place on Lake Erie that Paul and I had visited more than ten years ago, because it's the offseason and mid-week and therefore not prohibitively expensive for a place with a little piece of private beach. I sat in one of the Adirondack chairs this… Continue reading Running Away
Ode to the Piano Teacher
The boys have been begging for piano lessons. I want them to learn to play, so this was wonderful. I had concerns, though. I was a little scared of my piano teacher when I was in elementary school. She did not put up with hijinks, and I didn't know from hijinks. Not compared to the… Continue reading Ode to the Piano Teacher