Regardless how big or how small, an accomplishment is an accomplishment. Today, I celebrate and share with you one of my most unexpected and strangely gratifying accomplishments. It was a normal day, sometime last year, when I grabbed a cup of grapes in the staff lounge. In that moment, I had no way of knowing … Continue reading Accomplishment
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
If there is one good thing about dance competitions, it's the lack of middle aged men reliving their glory days, screaming at your kid if she doesn't point her toe quite right. I mean, can you imagine? Coaches and parents lurking around the stage yelling things like "Dangit Suzy...pop your hip to the LEFT...TO THE … Continue reading Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Pilgrimage
My grandma Virgie was born on a farm in Clyde, KS in 1931, one of 11 siblings. Legend has it that she had a bit of an ornery streak when she was a kid, easily finding or creating mischief. I would imagine that to survive on a farm in the middle of 1930's Kansas, with … Continue reading Pilgrimage
NO TANNING BEDS FOR YOU!
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month! In my line of work, I see a lot of horrible things happen to people at no fault of their own. Often times, their illnesses could not have been predicted or prevented. Skin cancer, however, is something that can be detected early and there are steps that you can … Continue reading NO TANNING BEDS FOR YOU!
The Platform
I found you standing on a platform. It was a foggy, damp morning and your vision was obscured. People came and went, some with urgency, others not so much. Some people you knew, others were strangers. Your husband was usually nearby, often holding your hand, other times out of sight. At times you could hear … Continue reading The Platform
Dance mom, part deux
Yesterday (which was Saturday) I got up at 5:30am. For ANOTHER dance competition. And for a split second I thought "No...nope...no way! We're not doing this today." But 0.52 seconds into my revolt, I remembered that I'm a grown up and I have to actually follow through on things I've committed to. And my mom … Continue reading Dance mom, part deux
Confessions of a reluctant dance mom
I live for Saturday mornings. Specifically the part where I get to sleep past 7:00. And if it's a rainy, stormy morning it's even better. So this morning when my alarm went off at 5:15 and I heard the thunder crashing, my soul cried bitter tears. Why in the world would my alarm be going … Continue reading Confessions of a reluctant dance mom
That salad was a sketchy bastard
I've come to the conclusion that we eat salads because we refuse to accept the possibility that we might die an early or accidental death. Right? If you eat healthy, you reason that you will delay getting cancer, you postpone clogging up your coronaries, you put off strokes and you will live to be at … Continue reading That salad was a sketchy bastard
Today you will be with me in paradise
Right now I'm boiling eggs in preparation for Easter festivities this weekend. Six of them have cracked already....and my kids aren't even home. If anyone has a suggestion for how to boil eggs without cracking them, please share. I love this time of year, but easily get caught up in the bunnies, the pretty pastel … Continue reading Today you will be with me in paradise
Happy National Only Child Day!
So there is now a holiday called "National Siblings Day." It appears that this day is celebrated by posting pictures of one's self with one's siblings on facebook and instagram and spouting nostalgic pleasantries about the sacred bonds of siblinghood. Even though we all know good and well that on at least 1468 different occasions … Continue reading Happy National Only Child Day!
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