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Wait!… Aren’t We There Yet??!!

by Kay | Feb 7, 2011 | ... on life, Laughter

We (I) spent well over an hour tonight scouring the house for a certain teen’s copy Pride & Prejudice. Why was the kid not looking for it??! Well, it’s one of those fuzzy things – where I remember picking it up and “putting” it...

The Commander & Chief and Manner-Man Extraordinaire

by Kay | Jan 21, 2011 | ... on life

I was reminded of something yesterday that I think is worth sharing. In a former life (the one before diapers, vomit, uncontrollable laughter, taxi-driving, and sooooo much more), I had the opportunity to work at the White House… for the Bush 41 Administration....

Great Escapes

by Kay | Jan 12, 2011 | ... on life

As we enter, what I like to term, dark side of the moon days – that period between Christmas and Spring Break (I mean seriously – it seems like an eternity before we hit a vacation!!), I’ve already caught myself reaching for great escapes. For me, they come in...

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…

by Kay | Jan 3, 2011 | ... on life, around the house

but if it is broken… by all means tell an adult! “AAAAHHHHHH!!!!! There’s blood on my foot!!!!” screams Speed Police running to her father. Never a good cry for help. …. Sure enough, the girl was leaving blood footprints as she ran to get...

Shower Time

by Kay | Dec 31, 2010 | ... on life, service

Some of my best thinking is done in the shower. Well, maybe not my best, but it’s certainly the only time a get a few moments to myself. Even then, I often have a little friend (since I’m still a mother of a preschooler!), anxiously standing on the other...

Just a Swingin’

by Kay | Nov 8, 2010 | ... on life

Ahhhh the mood. We don’t much need rings around here to glow blue or green giving cue to stressed, cool, nervous, very happy or normal. … And how does someone define “normal” for a tween/teen? Considering the age, normal could have a lot of...