Whirling ’til I puke Leaping from a sky-high swing Blistering park slides
Category: Real Life
New additions
Last week my son and I took off on a road trip to visit my parents in Tennessee. Well… that’s what we told the ‘rents. The actual reason for the trip was to deliver our last Little Kitten to her Forever Home, seeing grandparents was an added bonus. A dear friend fell in love with … Continue reading New additions
Out of the Darkness
This year my daughter is serving on the Board of Directors for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Florida Panhandle Chapter. The chapter is holding its annual Out of the Darkness Walk on Sept. 24 at St. Andrews State Park in Panama City. If you have been touched by the loss by suicide of a … Continue reading Out of the Darkness
Such a pinch
Like most moms, when my kids were little, I would take opportunities to use 'teachable moments' whenever we were out and about town. We would play 'I Spy,' to learn colors, or the Alphabet game, calling out each letter in sequential order as we passed this or that sign. I would help the kids count … Continue reading Such a pinch
Summer fun
You’re never too old For pastel pink galoshes And puddle jumping
Portrait of a lifer
Resigned to his fate Old man in an iron cage Life without parole





