May 27, 2017 Where the Crib is Clean It is 1900 hours. I’m at war. I come in armed with every weapon in the arsenal. I am determined to win this battle. THIS HOUSE WILL BE CLEAN! “Mommy!” squeals the toddler, streaking through soaking wet and followed closely by another [...]
May 25, 2017 The Chicken Castle It was one of those days when I felt productive. I’d managed to get the house cleaned, was hanging my third load of laundry, had finished catching up financial reports after our move, and everyone was still breathing. Then there was a squeal [...]
May 22, 2017 Trucks! Lucas is almost two. He loves trucks. He loves food. While all of the girls had “Dada” as their first word, Lucas heard the air popper and screamed “Pop-pop!” running into the kitchen with his popcorn bowl in hand. Currently, his newest craze is yelling [...]
May 21, 2017 Please Write More About Ethan! (Brantley Station Saga) One of the issues with writing and being a perfectionist is this: I never view anything as complete! I have hundreds of half-finished manuscripts in various sizes littering my “stories” folder. Because I proof myself better in print [...]
May 21, 2017 Three Generations of Thrill Seekers (Scream!) As a teenager, I went to Six Flags over Georgia with my youth group. My mom was one of the chaperones. (That really means adults who want to have fun and use watching the kids as an excuse.) My mother [...]