More than a decade ago this page was a crutch as I limped through parenting a lot of kids…and then one day I just stopped writing. I don’t remember why. Maybe I didn’t need it anymore. Or maybe life defeated me in ways I didn’t want to explain and so I just…didn’t.
To see what I’m writing now, click on my SUBSTACK. Follow along. Let’s see where this goes.
Latest Stories
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Just Another Scenic Sunday 2-26-12
I watched a great sunset instead of going to the gym… This Week In My Life I… The small boys built dragons… I did a photoshoot with Destini…and she froze her legs off… And another… And one more for fun… And I spent some time with this girl… And we became friends… And Luke built…
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At The End Of The Trail »
As I sit in the Alaska dark, waiting for Spring, I can feel the grit beneath my nails, the sweat across the back of my neck and the ache of my arms after a day in the woods. The course skin of hands, dry and stiff from the leather of my gloves, the grain of…
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Without A Paddle »
Sandi and I had escaped, kid free…which says a lot considering between us we have twelve children…and were laughing our way across Tustumena lake headed for Nikolai Creek to spot some grizzly bears through our telephotos. We intended to stake out the creek until dark if we had to, just for the perfect shot. Photo,…
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Just Another Scenic Sunday 1/22/12
witnessed beauty on the Kenai River… This week in my life I… Made friends with this guy… Took the boys out woodcutting…(that’s right…bravely sharing my outdoor hair…) …wore them…er..me…out… Got into the groove of home schooling… Learned valuable survival skills…at the expense of some bunnies…:-( And discovered that hunting…is NOT Luke’s thing!
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My Overcoming One »
The tiny boy with the bright blue eyes Looked up and said to me Can I live here a long, long time? Three months, if you’d agree. Three months? I said, to the blue eyed boy That isn’t long you see, For an eight year old to have a mom… A dad…a family. He looked…