Stuffing In a Bit of Gratitude

November 20, 2012

I’m so grateful to live in a country whose tradition includes STOPPING everything and giving thanks. As one of my …

Wish I had a quarter. . . .

November 17, 2012

I don’t want to come across as dismissive, mainly because I’ve had middle school boys and I KNOW how it …

October 15, 2012

So, everyone has a role model or a hero and one of mine was Frances Geron, a lovely, genteel neighbor …

October 11, 2012

Whenever we take a road trip, I have a family member who loves to stop at the odd, hole-in-the-wall type …

September 7, 2012

It seemed so SIMPLE. Your kid did well; you gave her a sticker. But have you noticed that by adolescence …

May 8, 2012

In case you missed earlier posts, DON’T MISS THIS : I’d like to thank my pal, Kay Wyma, for putting …

April 26, 2012

We’ve been considering how to deal with middle school kids (and older) with a sassy attitude or way of speaking. …

April 22, 2012

In the last blog, I called attention to a trend I’m hearing about frequently right now: middle school kids (or …

January 27, 2012

My friend, Rachael, was fighting breast cancer. In November, she had an “all-clear” mammogram. In December, she felt a lump …