Mak’n Hamburgers Tonight
It is 2016 and the campaigners vying for my attention are relentless. No, not “those” campaigners, the Mini Macks (V), (very independent) . Cody is currently the loudest making his platform known,
Cody Turns Three!
Chocolate cake and lights was all I had to go on for Cody’s third birthday party. I knew I had hit the target when he woke up to find lights strung throughout the living and dining room and his eyes followed the colorful strings of lights to a big chocolate cake in the center of…
Extirpated
Four years ago the ultrasound technician smiled broadly and announced the swirling baby within me was a girl. I remember two feelings in that moment: the wet gel circulating on my belly and the deafening silence of Chris. Both of us had reserved ourselves with the knowing we would produce only boys. We had nothing…
Ryder Turns Six!
In a galaxy far, far, away, the mail travels at times with light speed and other times it gets stuck in black holes or stopped by the force of the dark side. The news of Jedi Ryder turning six is nearly a month overdo. Forgiveness I ask. Lately we do much to occupy ourselves.
Happy Day Donuts
When I was a kid there was one thing I strove to do with the utmost dedication – be my older brother Ben’s sidekick. Three years older, he was (and still is) one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met. Loyal, reliable, and has the most hilarious dry humor you will ever hear. My only…