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Seal of Approval
I have developed a new habit of buying bathmats. It’s not my fault, though. I blame the bathmats. When we moved into our new house, one of my first purchases had to be the bathmat. If there is one...
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Summer Sabbatical: Final Report
Erma took a preschool sabbatical this summer so she could concentrate on some professional development efforts. In non-academia-speak, she (we) quit preschool and she stayed home with her dad. As the...
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My Award Winning Hyacinth Flower and Those Who Have Been Graced with Its Scent
My husband Flathead has been secretly growing things in our basement. Namely, a hyacinth bulb that blossomed on Valentine’s Day for the most perfectly timed surprise ever. If you have never had a...
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Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up and Move to Minnesota
Dear Mom, Do you and Dad remember when I called you to tell you that I got married and I was moving to Minnesota? It was May 5, 2001, and it was a cold day in the most northern latitude I’d ever...
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Exercise Is a Pain in the Neck
I just received a message from the Universe. It read, and I quote, “Sillyliss, stop exercising or you will be DOOMED. DOOOOOOMED.” (Yes, it in fact repeated the word “doomed” with extra O’s for...
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Burgers with the Beetles
It was a quiet evening dinner of hamburgers (and a hot dog for Sigourney). “Sigourney,” Flathead asked at a break in family banter, “do you want to tell Mommy why you’re not wearing a shirt?” I had...
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