My son has no idea what physical feats I chose to endure to conceive him. Of course, my first husband and I both worked at the baby-making process until it lost all its charm. I came to the conclusion that my eggs must’ve been little cloaked prudes with wings, always escaping … [Read more...]

Toddlers. Irrational. Explosive. Highly energetic. And let us not forget dangerous. They can be pure charm, and melt your heart as they pitter patter across the kitchen floor, lovey in hand and plant a wet kiss on your cheek. But the same little pitter patter can land at your … [Read more...]

A meeting was held on the second floor, On how to cut the costs just a little bit more, Jack from accounting spoke about waste, The R.N.s, he said, should be fired with haste, No one will miss them, he said with a smile, I have here the best of the personnel file, Joe from … [Read more...]

A few years back, a dear friend of mine was feeling quite sad because the romance and intimacy she had once shared with her husband had all but disappeared since the arrival of their first child. The bouquets and moonlit walks that had always filled earlier days were now replaced … [Read more...]

Yesterday was the last full day of school here in Oregon. The second grade classes went up to the third grade wing to visit the third/fourth grade classrooms. One of the third grade teachers gave a wonderful speech about what the kids could expect in third grade. "Boys and … [Read more...]