population explosion.  I am writing to report that Easter Bunnies have over run my basement storage due to their prolific reproductive habits.  I went down there to see if I could find an intact basket or four, and a bag of that shredded, static filled Easter grass.  I grappled blindly for the pull-chain light and… Continue reading Easter Bunny

You know you are a mother when: *the kids ask you what animal the meat came from at dinner * you have a rash on your face and you don’t see it because the only time   see yourself is when you are washing the mirror in the bathroom *your pulse races when you open… Continue reading Motherhood

We have had cats all of our marriage.  My husband and I watched one napping on a chair.  Cat naps are the rule around here, rare is the time that all three are running on all cylinders.  That’s mealtime, and night. The rest of the time is chill.  I have to see a therapist and… Continue reading Catatonic

This story is about mathematics and Valentine’s Day.  It is a saga of my youth as I look back at it, much older and a little bit wiser.  I taught Kindergarten.  Back in those days, Kindergarten was half a day for each session.  I had 32 kids in each.  The first year of teaching was… Continue reading Valentine’s Day

and  other small mammals.  I taught Kindergarten with fish in an aquarium, a turtle, a hedgehog, a free roaming hare, as well as two gerbils.  The gerbils slept all day.  The whole school day was their snooze time.  But, at night I realized that they knew how to open the top of their cage and… Continue reading Talking About Gerbils

I do not have writer’s block, but I do have a writer’s cat.  She is a two year old calico cat named Penelope.  When I sit at my desk and start to write the cat hurries up onto my desk to rest against the monitor and the keyboard.  Oops, here she comes.  She is here… Continue reading The Cat and I

Years ago, on a snowy day similar to our weather today here in Michigan,  my husband called me from work.  He asked me to do a favor for his office.  One person was getting married the next weekend and I was given an envelope of cash from my husband.  I slipped down the sidewalk with… Continue reading Gifting, Almost

C’mon, we all have had at least one experience of being locked out of a car or home.While in High School I froze for several hours because I could not find my keys.  The first hour kept me warm because I was so mad at myself.  The hours afterwards resulted in me taking a long… Continue reading Locked Out

Fighting with your husband on full moon nights becomes a bad habit we cannot break easily. The fight can be over anything.  Laundry is an example. Putting clothes away or not putting clothes away can cause a fight. It is one that always has the same ending.  Clothes are heaped on the bed or dresser.… Continue reading Full Moon