******* 1 ******* It is 11:55pm, and I just sat down to write today's post.  I am putting all my eggs in the "This is a real sto...

The following is a conversation I had with Turken.  He came home from kindergarten carrying a big paper turkey he had made.   Me:  ...

For a long, long time I have been feeling sorry for myself.  It started when my best friend moved away 5 years ago.  It got worse when my ne...

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts.  No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a da...

We sit in the front of church each and every week.  We always have.  There is nothing worse for a kid than being in a gigantic room full of ...

Happy 25th Week Anniversary!!! I do believe you were promised cake, so... Sorry.  I really tried to save it for you, but it'...

In the kitchen, getting dinner ready, I saw a flash of white fly by the window, followed closely by a blur of black running. 'CHICKEN!...