Today is a milestone for me. Kait started college and now I’m feeling old. Sensible shoes old. Decorate my shirts with a Bedazzler old. Clap on, clap off old. Had I not just caught a glimpse of myself in the patio doors and noticed that my nipples were clearly not in alignment inside my 18...
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Rarely does my family get to attend events like Twins games at the Metrodome in Minneapolis so when we were offered four tickets, I was thrilled. I immediately called Darren at work and told him our good news. “Can you believe it? You can take three kids to the game! They LOVE baseball!” Darren’s enthusiasm...
A while ago I placed an ad for child care in the local papers. It was somewhat surprising to have received only a handful of calls when all the daycare providers in the area stated that they “turn new families away” every day. I anticipated a deluge of calls the moment the paper came out. Instead, I received...
While sorting through closets today, trying to discern what should be tossed before adding new school clothes, the kids happened upon their Halloween costumes. They immediately, and with great enthusiasm, tried them on and paraded around the house for each others pleasure. And pain. Apparently wearing a Superman costume gives permission to do hurtful things to one’s siblings. I found Logan pinning his older brother to the ground while dangling a wad of spit from his lips. “Um, excuse me. When did Superman ever use his super strength for evil?” I asked, ready to put an end to...
Over the weekend we headed up to Grand Marais to celebrate my birthday as well as Isaiah’s. Though I’ve been there so many times before, I’ve never enjoyed it more. There’s something so special about a place where the rugged terrain meets the (sometimes) softness of the Great Lake. We drove up the Gunflint Trail...