1. Feeling confident in the hygienist and dentist who care for my daughters. I have been to aloof dentists and mean dentists. I have had less-than-positive, going-home-to-cry dental visits. When I found this dental office shortly after I married and moved here, I felt lucky to know such wonderful people exist. 2. Waiting in […]
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In the spirit of November and Thanksgiving and an attempt to have an “attitude of gratitude” Thursday posts will recognize those ordinary, yet important, parts of daily life. Here are five things that happened while running errands. 1. Filling my gas tank. This place offers a discount after spending oodles on groceries. I realize this […]
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I must have whined and whimpered enough. Erin, Anna, and Liz had heard all my delays. I had shopped and told them my dilemma: I want an apple tree but I don’t know which one or where to put it. I pondered the advice of the workers at the local nursery. I procrastinated, especially when […]
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Nonpregnant is listed in the dictionary as a “self-explanatory word with the non- prefix.” I found this word amusing. Not only is the word self-explanatory, it seems unnecessary. Who needs the word nonpregnant–ever? At OxfordDictonary.com there is this sample sentence: “Using hair assays to measure compliance, pregnant women were compared with a control group of […]
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Our library water fountain sits in the center of the building. It resembles large, gray boulders imported from the banks of the local river. My kids are drawn to its size and to the water. They climb the rock. I pull them down. They put their hands in the water. I pull their hands out. […]
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abundance in the boondocks 