I’ve heard both the praise and the complaints of this unusual Iowa winter weather; “Where is our snow?” and “Isn’t this beautiful weather?” Along with, “Can you believe this weather in January? Isn’t it crazy?” No snow, and extreme above-average temperatures~ there will be no complaints from me. I have loved being able to ride [...]
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Snow Kidding…January 1981
Posted in parenting, tagged January 1981, mild winter, snowfall on January 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in parenting, tagged Mother's Day, mothering on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve written essays about my father. It took me a long time after he died to write about him, and the first essay I wrote made him sound perfect, like a middle-aged James Dean (cool) with a John Wayne demeanor (tough). In that first essay, I never mentioned my Dad’s bad temper. It seemed dishonorable [...]
The Emergency Room Blues
Posted in parenting, tagged emergency room on February 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Being a mother of eight children, I’ve had my share of tales from the Emergency Room. Our first trip to an emergency room involved a dislocated elbow in our oldest child, an experience that would be repeated in at least two other children. We have also had a bicycle accident that messed up our son’s knee, a [...]
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