Monthly Archives: July 2021

“Mom!  Everett ate the whipped cream out of the can again!” An irate Janna yells at me from the kitchen.  “There’s a bunch left in the can, but it won’t come…

Hours later, I watch with interest to see if all these teenagers will decide to share a midnight kiss with someone while an adult is watching.  Janna turns on the…

As I stand in the kitchen preparing one of the plates of food for tonight’s party, my husband suddenly enters the room to discover me pulling crackers out of a…

I’m the first to hear the knock on the door.  It’s just a little after three in the afternoon.  Too early for party attendees.  Emmie and Noel must have arrived…

“Mom?  Are you baking again?” Kookie queries as he steps into the kitchen. “Yep.” “Don’t you think you’ve earned a break?” “Not today, Kookie.  I promised your brother a Dutch…

My family is in a festive mood.  Most of us are inwardly celebrating Tae today.  But, outwardly, we’re about to shower one of our favorite people with his favorite foods. …

“Man, I knew I shouldn’t have eaten so much yesterday.  Now I’m starving,” I murmur the next morning as I stand in front of the open refrigerator. “That’s great, Mom,”…

After we finish opening all our gifts and enjoying Kookie’s Christmas concert, I head to the kitchen to scramble some eggs while Janna fries up the sausage.  Somehow, in the…

The first glory to meet my eyes on Christmas morning is a dusky blue eye peering into mine as a tiny voice whispers, “Mommy?” I crack both of my eyes…