Cat Litter Diary

“You should write a blog about this.”  My daughter looks up at me from where she squats down by the litter box, sweeping up the scattered sand from a very enthusiastic digger.  “What?  About litter?” I laugh at the suggestion. “Yeah, there’s gotta be something there.  How one kitten seems to take more joy inContinue reading “Cat Litter Diary”

Sunday Stories

*A student asked me for a Halloween story this week.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have one at the time. But it got me thinking… The Art of Negotiation “34! I have 34.” Sarah looked at her sister’s pile of candy. “How many do you have?” Andi finished counting then answered. “37.” Andi tried to hide it,Continue reading “Sunday Stories”

13 Years Old

I have a thirteen-year-old son.  I know, I know. Your sympathy is appreciated.  I have gone through this age twice before. I have two daughters that successfully navigated the pitfalls of this particular gauntlet.  Here’s the thing, though, the girls talked. My daughters both had no problem telling me what was happening in their world. Continue reading “13 Years Old”

Memory in the Music

Music. It spans all religions, all generations, all cultures, all life.  Crickets have their song as well as trees in the wind have theirs.  Music fills the soul, strips a man bare, sets the tone and the mood of an era.  The power in music is undeniable and indefinable.  With a few notes I canContinue reading “Memory in the Music”