Steve Miller Band played on the classic rock station, from the boom box in our kitchen. Lyle swung me around, "Come on, Blue Eyes, dance with me!" I was wearing cleaning gloves covered with Comet, and had dropped a scrub brush in the kitchen sink. He threw me into a two-step, as I feigned annoyance... Continue Reading →
Habitat For Humanity
Maybe, just maybe, I thought as I dialed the number from the phone book. I'd seen a clip on the news the night before about a family moving into a house that had been built by an organization called Habitat For Humanity. Having no idea what the exact criterion were, I dialed, and practiced what I... Continue Reading →
Madeline Louise
"Mama, there's puppies next door! Daddy, come see!" Maggie and Serrah, heralded their news in stereo. Great. OK, let's go have a look." We were in Bismarck celebrating my younger sister, Carmen, graduating high school, with my family. The neighbor handed puppies over the fence to Maggie, Serrah, Lyle, and I, "They're eight weeks, yellow... Continue Reading →
SHAME
I stared in horror at the box full of miscellaneous crap that I had shoved into the twins' room. My sister-in law and husband were searching it for baby Tylenol. I was mortified at the sight of my box of shame exposed. I failed to advocate for myself. I didn't voice aloud what I should have.... Continue Reading →
It’s Just A Sinus Infection!!!
I stood looking up at my mother atop the long staircase that led up to their upstairs condominium, diaper bag and purse slung over my shoulder, nine-month old Serrah on my hip, two-year old Maggie holding one hand, and car keys in the other. Mom had been watching the girls while I was at the... Continue Reading →
Love My Messy Life 