How This Shy Mom Survives Kids’ Birthday Parties
I have two hours to make a good first impression. Hopefully, it won’t take me that long to gather my courage, walk over to that group of parents, and say, “Hi!” How embarrassing would it be if they knew the actual truth: I’m shy? Along with my childhood love of...
Head West! One Family’s RV Trip
Folklore tells us stories of how the geologic wonders of the western United States came to be, from Paul Bunyan forming the Grand Canyon to the trickster coyote turning the Legend People into stone to form the Bryce Canyon hoodoos. These stories lend a mythic allure...
How Meditation is Replacing my Medication
Frustrated by the auto-refill robot at my pharmacy, I started to look at ways to improve my health that might help get me off prescription medications. For years I’ve taken medicine for high blood pressure, cholesterol, and a host of special vitamins to enhance my...
Are A.P. Classes Worth The Work?
Back in the proverbial “good ole days,” teenagers went to high school, took classes, and graduated. These days, making a high school class schedule has become complicated. Students can take regular, honors, or advanced classes, or they may select more rigorous courses...
Celebrate Back to School
Back to School time is a mixed bag of emotions for me. On one hand, I dread the rigid schedule that comes along with the start of school. I have three children who think midnight is a perfectly acceptable bedtime, and while this works fine during the summer months, it...
