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The Reading Father

Yes I know it is mother’s day but this mother wishes to thank her father for instilling a habit of reading and library utilization in me at a young age. My happiest memories today are reading to my kids and since it just happened this afternoon, I don’t have too far to go to reminisce. But itContinueContinue reading “The Reading Father”

Nerds are way cool

I realize that I am really a strange person by today’s standards. Now most of you probably already know that and wonder when I had the epiphany? Maybe it was the two-part Thomas Jefferson documentary that I just watched the past three days after the kids went to bed. Or the hummus I love toContinueContinue reading “Nerds are way cool”

Everybody’s Goin’ Surfing

No I’m not going to talk about the Beach Boys, though I have to admit that I like them pretty well as far as oldies music goes; I’m going to talk about my daughter–who is going through a phase sparked by the movie Soul Surfer. Overnight she went from an animal-loving, compliant, never-going-to-leave-home Mama’s girlContinueContinue reading “Everybody’s Goin’ Surfing”

Unanswered Prayer

I am by no means a country music fan. Not even by a long shot. But having made that bold statement, which I believe if it were divulged might get us ejected from the heart of West Texas, I will say that some time ago, a song by Garth Brooks struck my fancy. Odd thatContinueContinue reading “Unanswered Prayer”

So glad you’re here!

This is my first blog–I have been resisting for a long time in the name of busy-ness but a friend of mine inspired me with her own blog. She is the single mother of three and far busier than I have ever been a day in my life! So here I am. I have threeContinueContinue reading “So glad you’re here!”