Have you ever had one of those dreams where you dream you are waking up? I was in the middle of just such a dream, waking up and telling an excited Edward that there was only one more day until his birthday, when I sat bolt upright in bed to the sound of the fire […]
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What Lockdowns are for, According to My Daughter
“I just remembered something that happened at school today, ’cause I told Mace ‘I’m gonna have a good story to tell my Dad!’” We were sitting at Friendly’s having ice cream while Edward was off at Taekwan-do finally getting his green belt, and Ruby had finally remembered something that had happened at school, other than “nothing” […]
Fire Drills
As this is, quite possibly, my mother’s favorite story to tell about me, I figured it was time to share it with you all. After my parents’ divorce I became responsible, at least in my own mind, for a great many things. As the oldest child of a family of latch-key kids, it fell to […]