PLAY VS. WORK…

It was – what seemed to start out as – an ordinary day. I wanted to do some housework but the boys wanted to play. Let me tell you – they were entertaining yet “persistent” with delivering that message to me all morning long. If they weren’t giving me funny faces… Or redecorating my family room ...

HARLEY SEARCHES FOR HIS “ANGEL”

On November 14, 2011 I wrote and posted a blog titled: “CAN AN ANGEL HAVE AN ANGEL” (feel free to read if you haven’t). It is a story about my mom struggling with the beginning stages of dementia and the unique tenderness in which my boys handle her when they are together….                     My mom (who the ...

A TREAT NOT JUST FOR TEACHERS…

When Harley first arrived I prided myself on “never, ever, EVER” feeding my doodle – pup “people food.” I have no earthly idea where this notion came from or why I adopted it. But just like raising a child, you realize after a while that all those unrealistic principles you thought you’d follow forever seem to ...