Friday   Short version: Sonic on the road, toasted bean burritos at home Long version: I was gone until about dinnertime with one kid in tow...

Many years ago-- seven years ago, to be precise --I came up with the idea of counting down to the last day of school with a piece of candy f...

One of Poppy's classmates brought his chess set to school, and there was quite a bit of interest in it during recess. In addition to the...

Friday   Short version: Shrimp or bean burritos Long version: Last meatless Lenten Friday. I had a couple of small bags of shrimp, which I s...

Some of you may perhaps remember a song by the country band Alabama called "Angels Among Us." From maybe the late 90s? I never ca...

Poppy found an intact bird's nest on the ground outside, made an origami bird for it, created a tree for the nest and bird, and left it ...

I volunteered to take care of the church again this year for Easter, so I could do the flowers. I didn't order a big arrangement for the...