RIP Tuffy

I'm back from my writing workshop and life's been fraught with drama since getting dropped off at the Raleigh airport Wednesday mor...

bare

That's the word that pops into my mind when I think of Easter.  Bare cross--Jesus isn't still hanging there .  He was taken down, bu...

women

It's International Women's Day today and I just got done cleaning out the second drawer of my old teaching files.  I was a bit demor...

green girl developed a new crush today

I have a guy for that

“ You know how I’ve got a guy for everything? Well, they’re all in New York. My suit guy, my shoe guy, my ticket guy, my club guy… and if ...

the most smiles

I have a theory that certain jobs elicit the most smiles out of people.  I have it on good authority that no one working behind a candy coun...

the mom code

I'm lucky on Mother's Day.  I get to spend the day alone with my boys, which is kind of like any other day of the year, but differen...

facelift and face project

We have this wonderful back porch where we keep the windows open all summer to enjoy the sound of birds and crickets.  The screens keep the ...

heavy stuff

I arrived home Sunday to hear about an incident at Happyland Elementary. A couple of boys were bullying a smaller boy in their grade. I d...

little bits

* Just finished volunteering in Mr. G's Kindergarten classroom. His teacher is so amazing--I need to nominate her for a Kohl fellowshi...

we love puzzles, NPR & George

Every Sunday morning en route to church in the Momvan , Team Testosterone and I listen to the Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle on the Air on NP...