It’s not mine to reconcile…
A few nights ago, I had a conversation that made me think a lot about divorce and its effect on family relationships. It was a tough and teary talk with one of my kids; it was also very good –…
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Behind the Scenes of a PSA – Hours of Work for a Few Seconds of Fame
I always wondered why it took so long to make a movie and figured it had more to do with the temperament of the stars than the actual process. Christian’s assignment from his independent film study course was to create…
Filming at Acme
Sometimes as a parent we drift off at night wondering if we’ve done all we could; we second guess ourselves and we hope that in spite of our mistakes that our kids have had a good childhood and they will grow up to…
How to Lose a Guy in Seven Days
Last Saturday morning my cell phone rang, then the house phone rang, the cell phone rang again and then Christian’s phone rang, it was Katie. I wasn’t home at the time but I knew this to be the case because…
Happy New Ear!
New Year’s Eve is a little like High School, for some reason it comes with an expectation that it should be the best night of the year, but in the same way that High School rarely turns out to be the…
I’ll Love You Forever, I’ll Like You For Always
It seemed like waiting to pick out a Christmas tree until Katie arrived in Pennsylvania, the week of Christmas, was a brilliant idea. We’d pick out the perfect tree sometime between the 18th and the 23rd of December, set it…
Fed Ex Delivers
The one thing I’ve been missing since I moved into my house is a full length mirror. For the past year the task of determining whether or not an outfit worked or not has been a bit complicated. The first…
What Color is Your Soul?
Do you ever get a song stuck in your head? Or maybe an idea that you just can’t shake? For no logical reason, you feel the need to hear a song or see an idea through. What seems strange to others makes…
Brought to You by the Letter W
Waiting, Wambling, Wisdom teeth, and Woozy were the words of the day. Today was the big day. I had made an appointment at 10:30 a.m. with the oral surgeon for to have my sixteen year old son’s wisdom teeth removed. …
Right Turn Ahead…Recalculating…
After checking the itinerary no less than 700 times before heading to the airport, my youngest son and I were finally airborne and on our way to Minnesota for a long-awaited vacation at the lake. The day had gone without…