Wisdom Comes Suddenly

Sara: I Wah Cookie. Daddy: You want a cookie? What’s the magic word? Sara: MICKEY!!!!

First, Sara decides to try her hand at film-making: OK, that’s cool. Artsy is cool. Then, she throws in some Hollywood flair to match: Again, girlfriend has style. That’s cool. But you know what isn’t cool? Throwing your dinner on the floor. If you are big enough to film the backyard while wearing your shades,…

This Father’s Day Weekend reminded me exactly why we moved back here: in a funky, friendly and familiar kind of way, Indiana rocks. With Greg happily ensconced in a shooting class (because we don’t just talk about guns in this state…we like to shoot them too), Sara and I traversed the state, visiting the Pa…

Everything from the days of yore is still stored, all safe and sound, right here

MIss Amber and Miss Melissa, the greatest teachers any Momma could ask for, have been so good at sending pictures. First off, I’m excited that my daughter has stylish hair. Far more so than her Texas prom hair Mother. Mind you, it’s Miss Amber who styles The Duck. I swear, that woman could get a…

It was a pretty chill holiday weekend, considering we live in Race Town USA. Sara and her cousin, Avery, have a very strong aversion to anything “youd” or “woud”, so I don’t think we’ll be taking them to the track anytime soon. We enjoyed a very nice visit with my Uncle Rex. He likes to…

Sara likes to play many games, mostly just made up stuff we do around the house. “Tow Tow”, which really just constitutes me pouring some macaroni into tupperware, and Sara throwing it ALL over the house. It used to involve scooping and mixing, but it has evolved…. “Row Baby” is a two-parter: Sara rocks her…

This is Sara’s “don’t-hate-me-because-I’m-beautiful-and-so-vivacious-that-I-can- woo-my-parents-into-letting-me-watch-Elmo-10-times-per-day” look. Blue Steel or Magnum for short.

A cousin will always follow you to where the sidewalk ends.

Ducky, I know, it’s Mother’s Day, and I should write a letter to you about the sheer joys of being “The Momma”, as your Daddy calls me. But honestly, it’s been an unconventional month. Years from now, we’ll look back on this month and hopefully cherish it as muchas I do tonight. I’ll just say…