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| April 01, 2019 |
We have therapist-mandated date nights in our family. I am embarrassed to think that my therapist thought my kids were driving me to insanity, so she requires me to take a break every now and then....more» |
| March 01, 2019 |
I was out shopping recently when I saw a mom I recognized from my kids’ school. She had all five of her kids with her....more» |
| February 01, 2019 |
On Valentine’s Day, long before your mom days, you probably dined by candlelight in some swanky restaurant....more» |
| January 01, 2019 |
New Year’s Eve. A night made to spend out on the town, enjoying couple-time with your couple-friends and adult beverages, and toasting to the New Year precisely at midnight while singing “Auld Lang Syne....more» |
| December 01, 2018 |
Dear Santa,
Because I’ve received the coveted “World’s Okayest Mom” award this year, I feel I am eligible for your “nice” list....more» |
| November 01, 2018 |
As I stood in front of my students, I prayed that God would save me from the pandemic that had infiltrated the Bakersfield College campus....more» |
| October 01, 2018 |
Fatigue sure can make you think you're losing your mind. I've been known to fold a dirty basket of clothes, brush my teeth with Ben-Gay instead of toothpaste (what an experience that was), and take medicine meant for my dog....more» |
| September 01, 2018 |
"Do you have to be so embarrassing?” How many times have we heard these “loving” words come out of our teenagers’ mouths (the same teenagers, I might add, that we grew in our bodies for nine months)?
Oh, you’re embarrassed by the fact that our car makes a squeaky noise whenever the brakes are applied, so you want me to drop you off three blocks from your destination? That’s embarrassing to you? Seriously?
Well, try this one on for size: Here’s something my 4-year-old son said to a TSA agent in an airport; “You're a funny little man, but I like your badge....more» |
| August 01, 2018 |
After having three girls, I was a little nervous when I found out number four was a boy. I was excited to have a boy, of course, and everyone around me was almost giddy with joy, but I couldn’t help but feel like I was stepping into the Great Unknown....more» |
| July 01, 2018 |
I remember the first time one of my kids asked me to drop her off a block away from the destination....more» |
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