Someday, I’ll miss the inevitable post-bed time, “I want a glass of water!” and, “There’s something under my bed!” and, “One more story pleeeeease?”
Not Such A Tough Mudder
Little girl got rather muddy playing outside. I mean, mud inside her boots as well as outside, and all over hands and face. "That's okay," I say to her at the back door as she's throwing her clothes in a muddy pile for the laundry. "You're a kid. Kids are supposed to get dirty," surprising …
Taking the LEAP
American writer and poet Jamie Dedes, a former columnist and features writer, reviewed 'Leap' today in her Saturday Review series. I'm thrilled with her well-written, informative review (and tickled she'd put Anne Murray, k.d. lang, and Mark Vonnegut in the same sentence as my name) and wanted to share parts of it with my readers …
Latest ‘Beyond the Picket Fence’ Cartoon Strip
The Mommy Monitor
She: What's a Baby Monitor? Me: It's something people use to make sure the baby isn't getting into any trouble. She: We need to get you a Mommy Monitor.
Heather Grace Stewart 