When waiting at a hospital in the early morning never ask a restless 4 yo what he can see out the window.
“Lots of people. They’re dead. They’re down deep. You can’t see them and they don’t come back.”
Accurate. It’s a Catholic hospital with an historic cemetery right outside the window. Don’t think that the families of the […]
Sometimes in a book there is as a line that describes so exactly an idea the words linger long after the final page has been turned. Sometimes those lines are found in great masterpieces, while other times they live in lesser works. A word image that explains, defines and lingers on…
“…small-town inertia held him–the low siren song of familiar places and familiar […]
Recently one of the blogs I read daily asked the question “how do you prepare when you don’t have the money?” This is a question I totally understand. There are so many reasons to be prepared but no extra money can be a real problem. With 5 kids still at home (& one on the way) it may […]
Never tell a 4yo “I want to see you eat your supper.”
Because you will.
Tomorrow came and is now yesterday. Thank goodness at many levels.
The office was a cubicle with walls and sterile lighting–Dilbert could have walked through the door. The genetics councilor was northern and had a voice to match. There was the obligatory box of tissues (2) and the lesson was basic.
In the ultrasound room we found […]
I am dreading tomorrow. It is quietly creeping, waiting to pounce, a weight on my chest.
We are driving to UAMS for an advanced ultrasound and genetic counseling. Forty-two is geriatrics for maternity patients and test results that were fine in younger years are now high risk. It isn’t the possible diagnosis of Down’s Syndrome that […]
AR has two basic homeschool laws. One: you must fill out the proper form and return the completed form to your school’s district superintendent by August 15. Two: Grades 3 - 9 must participate in manditory state testing or face truancy charges. Parents get the results and the state receives a general score (no names […]