Oh, look at the eagle! It’s so quiet and peaceful, I could drift along for hours.” “Hey! What are you doing back there! We’re all...

Oh no. Another call from the school. Jacob isn’t feeling well… for the fourth day in a row. I knew what was going on. We’d been in...

“So, do you like it?” she asked cautiously, expecting me to offer a less-than-approving comment. “Like it? I love it!” “Well, it isn’t...

“So Ryan, did you hear the part I just played? It’s really important that this comes through. It’s one of the main songs in the musical,...

“He’s wheezing when he’s crying! It sounds like he’s punctured a lung! What if he broke a rib and it’s sticking into his lung?” I was...

“He portrayed villains and had a deep, distinctive voice,” I offered, searching for the elusive name. “Basil Rathbone. I know it’s Basil...

Whoosh! There he goes again. We barely made it crossing in front of that semi! Why are you making this so hard? We don’t have to keep...

“So do you think they should have traded him or just let him run out his contract?” “I don’t know. I don’t care for their manager. He never seems to have the best interests of the team in mind when he makes those trades.” “I know. I wish we could just get some solid hitters for a change.” (Long pause….) “So... Mom. What do you think?” Dinner conversation around the table usually involved my sons and husband doing all of the talking and me doing all of the listening. Unle