Down in the depths of our storage room are boxed-up pieces of our childhoods. There’s a blue Rubbermaid filled with my memorabilia: a sticker book, drawing notebooks, and an enormous key chain collection. There’s also a box with Kurt’s treasures: a jersey, medals, and ribbons. That's a … [Read more...] about The Broken Arrow
Motherhood
Mystery Injury
Once upon a time, but not that long ago.. I was cleaning up dishes to the tune of all kinds of boy-ish commotion in the basement. It was that borderline kind of commotion where after every slap-like noise I flinched and waited to hear someone bawling or pounding up the … [Read more...] about Mystery Injury
Dirty Laundry
It happened again. We were in a tizzy collecting hats, shirts, cleats, water bottles, gloves, mitts, bats and balls from the far corners of the house and garage. Unfortunately, clean baseball pants could not be found. A little digging, literally, revealed that the best and favorite baseball … [Read more...] about Dirty Laundry
Teacher or Student?
Substitute teaching in fourth grade is proving to be an emotional experience. One day I can hardly keep from laughing (see previous post). The next day I could almost cry…but not for the reasons you might think. According to the lesson plan we read Chrysanthemum. It’s the story of a mouse named … [Read more...] about Teacher or Student?
Blue Flowers Redeemed
My blonde pigtails wiggled in sync with my rhythmic coloring. I was hunched over my Kindergarten artwork—an imperfectly arced rainbow which sheltered six flowers, each corresponding to a color of the rainbow. Intent upon the finer points of drawing petals, stems and leaves, I shaded each … [Read more...] about Blue Flowers Redeemed
Summer Cooking Short-cut
Spoons not required. You certainly know there are plenty of things I love about summer (see last post)! But last week, as I contemplated standing over the stove, hot steam billowing in my sweaty face, I grumbled, “It’s too hot to cook.” I know some of you love summer cooking. Your basting … [Read more...] about Summer Cooking Short-cut