May 10th, 2020 in the Midwest felt like a March 10th. Temperatures in the 40s, blustery winds, gray skies. The red buds and tree leaves...

Mother's Day used to be a great day for me to celebrate my mom (that part is still true) and just enjoy church and family. Time changed...

We have internet again after 3 days without. It would blip out every day or so, we would reset it, unplug and re-plug the cord, things...

Feelings are a roller coaster; roller coasters move. Reality is a column; columns stay put and hold up a building. Not every day is...

While Miss Amber, the dental hygienist, was cleaning my teeth today, I suddenly thought of what her tools would do to my shower. I hate...

Kara said I should write about her today, so here is a composition about her. Her name is one we liked, plus it's Supergirl's name from...

Our corner of the world felt more alive today than it has for a long time. Businesses are starting to reopen; traffic was fairly heavy;...

Pi. 3.141592653589793... Oh, wrong pi. Pie. Yum. Flaky crust cradling a sugary-something. And you don't have to eat it only on March...

At our old house, we had a rose bush that was Kara's special bush. It was right next to our front porch and gave lots of happiness. Now...

What happens when we just swallow fear and go for something? In our case yesterday, Kal made new friends. He was wanting to play...

I tried to get a little peace and quiet on the deck this morning--just 5 minutes was all I wanted. But there was a phone call, then Kal...

Hopefully, the end of this ______ shutdown is in sight. I've used much of the time just to enjoy my children and to work on projects I...

It's not every day that we wake up to 4 deer in our backyard. They just went through the strip of woods we have, right next to some of...

My kids got a taste of P.D.Q. Bach today. He is personified by Peter Schinkele and was a favorite of ours when we were growing up....

Why say or sing something correctly when you can say it incorrectly for fun? For instance, Kris and I have a little game we play when...

Of all the surprises I can imagine, I wasn't ready for the one tonight. My children are listening to me. I don't say it sarcastically;...

Yes, it is April 15th, and we have snow today and possibly will have it for a few days this week. I guess we could get upset about it,...

Today was easy, peasy, breezy. Parenting was a cinch. The kids listened the first time and were extremely helpful. They cleaned up...

Today's happenings included a time of me on Nintendo with Kal. I'm not too bad at Tetris, but as one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja...

We're making more lemonade today from Corona lemons. We took, oh, I don't know how many, bike rides around our neighborhood. On one such...