For Husband, in love and gratitude, and for the Lord, for His goodness and grace.In about 36 hours, my life is going to dramatically change. Husband, who has spent the vast majority of the past three years traveling for months at a time will finally rest his roots back in our home. The long gaps … Read more
Since Husband’s return to regular hours with the family, Children have been slightly disgruntled, as they say,”It’s ALWAYS rice mom.” Husband loves his Korean food and it seems that since he’s spent a majority of the past 10 years in Asia, that desire for a hearty Asian meal is not at rest. It is, in … Read more
For JC who always makes me laugh and makes me celebrate being a nerd. My work as a private teacher these days means that I do a lot of different types of things for an incredibly wide range of students. The work is rarely the same from student to student and most of the time … Read more
I don’t know when I became a bad sleeper, but I’m notoriously horrible at the mandatory nighttime rest. Actually, let me rephrase that. I can actually be a GREAT sleeper, but I have seven conditions that must be ideal in order for my sleep to be really good. 1. The kitchen has to be completely … Read more
Last week our family was minus one. Daughter #1 took off to the week-long, fifth grade, outdoor education experience, so our family of five for five days, became a family of four. A 20 percent reduction in humans in our house, but the workload reduction exceeded 50%. Somehow, the one child being gone reduced so … Read more
For the dear and the few who got me through…you know who you are It’s taken me a long while to get back to writing, mostly because I needed time to think and process and reflect on a year that was by far, one of the hardest I’ve had in relatively short 44 year life. … Read more
I’ll start with the appropriate apology. Warrior Fans, mea culpa. I’m sorry. The Warriors lost it in game 7, because I failed. I failed to get off the sofa. I failed to get in the kitchen. I failed the team, the fans, my family because I chose not to make the soup. In my defense, … Read more
For you, AK, maker of great chicken If anyone wants to know what sort of students I teach, I have no one single answer. I’ve made it a personal goal that the students who end up at my door, asking for writing challenges and support, come from various walks of life, ethnicities, life stages, and … Read more
I try and wake up early so I have the house to myself in the morning, even if only for a brief moment. Since my kids are definitely not abiding by normal business hours, I find it hard to live my life within normal business hours. Everything is confused and mixed up, and I can’t … Read more
It’s strange, but while looking around at this surreal and unusual time we are living in with shelter in place protocols, quarantines, and the fear of an unseen enemy, I see creativity. I am a bit in awe at the ability of people to find ways to express themselves, despite restrictions. Artists, musicians, writers, who … Read more