Next Stop – College

Posted on June 25, 2016

I spent the last 3 days in Boise, ID, with a bunch of incoming freshmen and their parents. We were there for Orientation.

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Fish Fry

Posted on June 20, 2014

Today, I miss Wisconsin. It’s Friday and I think every true Wisconsinite knows, that can mean only one thing: Friday Night Fish Fry.

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Try It!

Posted on June 16, 2014

Trying something new. It’s supposed to be good for our brains.

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No more puppies

Posted on November 17, 2010

And now all of the puppies are gone. I’d like to report that they’d all been adopted. But no. They all died.

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This week in review

Posted on October 23, 2010

I went to bed early that night to try to catch up on sleep, but woke at 1:30 to find my little pup in some distress.

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A break for me

Posted on January 23, 2010

So as I hold my little Einstein or play hard with Bitey, I can’t help but feel Aunt Len smiling down at me, approving of this little adventure.

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Birthdays

Posted on January 16, 2010

What do you get a boy who’s about to turn 12? A puppy! Or maybe 11 puppies?…
My son’s birthday is next week. I can’t figure out what to get him or when to shop

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Selfish

Posted on January 15, 2010

I move through my day, meeting the needs of my family and these 11 puppies and their mother as if there aren’t human beings buried beneath the rubble in Haiti. It’s what has to be done. We must move forward and we have immediate needs. The puppies can’t understand, but my children are old enough to know about this tragedy and devastation.

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