Chapter 16: The Perfect Choice – January 26Perfection comes in all shapes and sizes. And personalities too. I have evidence to prove it. My eldest son. My daughter. My middle child. The elder of my…
Chapter 11: The Assignment – January 19 “Lyric, I have a job for you,” I corner my future son-in-law – a mother can dream – at the end of his game.He…
Chapter 6: Pepper – January 19Pepper could not look less like the dark substance after which she was named even if she tried her very best. Short spiky white-blond hair…
Chapter 1: All Is Not Fair in Love and Acting – January 11 – 14 My children all return to school too soon. Our lovely Christmas/New Year’s holiday is over…
Chapter 6: The Sparkle on a Snowflake – Day 4After enjoying our ride down several Christmas-themed trails last night, everyone slept in late today. We are now enjoying a rare breakfast…
Reflections of Christmas Past: The Scavenger HuntBy now, you’re well acquainted with my eldest son and my four other wonderful children. And all the hijinks and hilarity with which we…
“Mom?” I hear a knock sound lightly on my door.“Kookie?”Janna swings my bedroom door wide open as she enters my room. “No, Mom. It’s me. Janna. You know that Jungkook…
“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…