Road Trip to Canada
I met my best friend our senior year in high school. We’ve been friends now for close to twenty years. We have...
Pink Eye Is No Lie
Most parents have had to deal with the dreaded pink eye or
conjunctivitis at least once. It can be caused by allergies, a...
Children Drown Quietly
My family loves to swim. Water runs through our veins. My children learning to swim has been an important theme in my...
Trampoline Defeat
When my family left the Puget Sound behind, we promised our daughters a trampoline to ease the trauma of moving. My husband...
Tales of the School Bus
Every parent has a phobia they face when their child goes
off to school for the first time. For me it was riding...
Freddy Vs. Jason
I met my husband when we were teenagers. He was a year older and already had been sworn into the United States...
Mother Goose Soccer Mom
My oldest daughter has followed in her dad’s footsteps and become a soccer player. She plays for strictly recreational purposes. We believe...
Life Isn’t Always Rainbows and Unicorns
My daughter has been patiently waiting for braces. For two
years, our orthodontist and general dentist have been hoping she would lose
these four...
Breakfast in Bed
As parents of toddlers, we are programmed to be in this
natural state of survival mode. As moms we survived labor and delivery,...
The Broken Dock
When I look back at my childhood, the memories I most often
revisit, revolve around water. My memories are centered around my grandparents
lake...
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Car Conversations with my Daughters
I’m smiling to myself as I drive, humming along to the radio as my daughters are proudly singing from the back seat....
