Orville Wright didn’t have a pilot’s license. Now that’s most likely because he and his brother are credited with the first flight. All the licensing and regulatory business came later, but I like the idea that one of the pioneers of flight wasn’t licensed. It’s similar to the quote in the movie Julie and Julia…”Julia…
Remember who you are. Work hard and be open to new friends. Have fun. I love you very much. Every year, on the first day of school, I put a note in my childrens’ lunch. My son is a junior in high school and while his note is a very small index card shoved way…
Writing is an interesting pastime, job, hobby, passion. Whatever you want to call it, it’s a unique way to spend your time. I write when I’m sad, frustrated and most of the time when the stories or voices in my head will not be quite. I have to consciously make myself write when I’m happily…
Maggie turned 13, Cotter turned 16 and I cut my hair. Not in any particular order of importance, although the haircut is clearly less epic. I can grow that back, but I will never get a five year old Maggie or Cotter wearing his sister’s barrettes again. Change is important, vital. I’m convinced without it…
I feel like this today. I’m hoping it’s just the Sunday after a holiday and I’m resting up for the new year? If not, I’m just lazy. I have things to do, I’m just not in the mood and it’s cold out and there’s nothing really fun to eat in my house. I started a…
I don’t need a gun. I mean, it’s not really a right I feel passionately about which sounds odd because I should feel passionately about all my rights. Once one right is taken away, we are always told, that leads to a slippery slope and before we know it all rights are gone and it’s…
I smelled like vitamins all last week. There may be more fragrant vitamins out there, but mine smell really nasty. It’s not a good scent to be wearing around. I’m forever fishing things out of pockets when I do the laundry. I can always tell what my children are eating, outside of the lunch they…
I remember Katlyn’s first day of kindergarden. I put her on the school bus because she wanted to be a big girl and take the bus. I then proceeded to follow the bus to the school so I could make sure she made it and take pictures. She was my first and I was a…
I may be naive, but I’m not really concerned that the devil, if he/she/it even exists, is going to take over my children because they go all Bela Lugosi one day a year. I feel pretty comfortable all children, for that matter, are safe. Can’t we leave Halloween alone? Pretty please. I’m a Halloween fan,…