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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You Aint Dead! »
Once on an episode of COPS, a woman, upon being arrested, was throwing a Made-For-TV tantrum when her mother, giant breasts sagging out the sides of her tank top, cigarette hanging from one side of her mouth, drawled, “Shut up girl…you aint dead.” You aint dead. And ever since, when things are tough or one…
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Two Kids. Two Paths. Both Right. »
In late August of this year I will be the proud mother of two college students. Two kids on two very different paths… Destini is eighteen and will graduate Salutatorian of her senior class in a few weeks. She has been accepted to the Business program at the University of Alaska, Anchorage and has received…
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Two Down, Six To Go (aka Destini’s Graduation) »
Our Destini graduated from high school last week and in honor of her success, I’d like to embarrass her a bit by sharing a story with the world. Five years ago this August I picked up my phone to find an Alaska State Trooper on the other end. He explained to me that my daughter,…
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Mommy, Where Does Money Come From? »
I’m standing in front of the candy rack, neck kinked upwards, staring at the boxes in the top row. I can’t see inside them…they are too tall and I am too small. But I know what’s in there. And I know it’s out of reach in more ways than one. The twenty-five cent rack…might as…
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Into The Woods »
Winter has finally succumbed to spring here in south central Alaska, though that is debatable since we are forecasted to get snow on Friday. But most of the snow has given away to mucky mud and for some reason we are all excited to see it. I’ve emerged from hibernation ten pounds heavier, lethargic…