We went through a season of life where every single winter, our home would be plagued with the stomach virus. It would hit one of us and we all just knew what was up; a miserable few days and nights of quarantine for our household. Especially when they were small, it made me nervous… Read More I Love You But I’m Just So Tired
When I was growing up, my grandfather would take myself and my brother along on his many errands, buckled up in that white Crown Victoria. What should have taken an hour normally took at least three, depending on how many local residents that we ran in to that knew him. And to have known my… Read More To the Old Ladies at McDonalds
The first time I visited a laundry mat was my senior year in college. I was accustomed to taking my dirty laundry home on the weekends and utilizing my parents’ washer and dryer while wearing old sweatpants and a t-shirt, waiting on my clothes to dry. But this laundry mat intrigued me, as it was… Read More Lessons from the Laundry Room
You know when it’s coming: your child will bring home many, many colorful order forms the days preceding the event, showcasing all the goods that are about the explode in your child’s school library. The only time of year children can convince their parents to buy expensive character erasers because the money goes to “help… Read More When I Found Out My Kid Had Drawn Butt Cheeks on a Boy’s Hand
