There’s Nothing Like a Good Backup Plan
With so many options at our disposal for things to do, places to go, and sights to see during Doug's all-too-short visit, Paul and I wanted to make sure that…
Of Pools and Parties
Yesterday was a day of much celebration. In the morning, I gathered the 9 children from our house (our 7 plus two cousins) and went over to the hotel where…
At Last!
I have lived in Arizona since August of 1997. That is seventeen years, by my reckoning. And in that time, I have had a total of ZERO visits from my…
Upended
That sounds like a good working title for my autobiography... at any rate, today it was literally the case. One of the consequences of seeking a foster care license is…
Boys on a Swing
Sometimes I bemoan the fact that we have not been able to afford to purchase any play equipment for the children. Although for years we've had a trampoline, they do…
Surfacing
Hello, dear blog. Hello, dear few and faithful readers. I am surfacing after my bloggy break.... let me skim just a few highlights of the last few weeks: We are now…
Rainy Days and Mondays
Well, if you read the Drudge Report, you know yesterday was incredibly rainy in Phoenix! It began in the middle of the night, and the rain had been pouring down…
Punched in the Face!
So my daughter comes home from college today and tells me this tale: I was in the bathroom before class washing my hands, when this woman came in and…
Labor Day 2014
I love it when a plan comes together! Or in our case, a whimsy! When I was doing my shopping on Friday, it was in my mind that we would…
August in Minnesota: A Brief Interregnum – Part 5
Sunday I had the wonderful opportunity to attend mass with my brother and his family at their home parish, the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. What a blessing, my…