Kara the Super Girl
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...
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GOAL: WRITE FOR 10 MINUTES/DAY
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- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Everything Is Better With Sunshine
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;...
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Family Pie Day
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...
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
Knock-Out Roses are Perfect For Plant-Killers
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...
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
What's the Worst That Can Happen?
What happens when we just swallow fear and go for something? In our case yesterday, Kal made new friends. He was wanting to play...
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
Connecting Over "Call of Duty"
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...
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Cookies From Kara
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...
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Backyard Wildlife and Handling Mom Guilt
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...
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
P.D.Q. Who?
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....
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Messing Up On Purpose
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...
- Apr 19, 2020
- 1 min
Little Pitchers Are Listening
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;...
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
April Snow Showers Bring May Flowers
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,...
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Hot Pink Trees and Lucky Charms the Cereal
Today was easy, peasy, breezy. Parenting was a cinch. The kids listened the first time and were extremely helpful. They cleaned up...
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
I'm Not a Good TMNT, plus Chef Kal's Meatballs
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...
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
Bike Rides and Catch
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...
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
What Day is This?
The Corona quarantine is making me lose my sense of time. It is 1:00 in the morning. Believe me, I have tried to get on here and write...
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Burning Brush, Seeing Green (Grass), and Needing a Scheduling Anchor
School is officially closed for the rest of this school year, at least the buildings are closed. School always keeps us on a normal...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Pizza Dough Doesn't Have to be Only For Pizza
Necessity is the mother of invention. My mom always says that. Now I always say that because our parents start coming out of our mouths...
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Enjoyable
You remember the scary coffee I bought a week ago or so because Folger's, and every other normal brand, was gone? It was scary because...
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Some Good News and Some Good Lemon Brownies
Kara made some fabulous lemon brownies tonight. We thought we had the lemon bars recipe, but we don't. I know we could have looked it...
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