With The Peanuts Movie set to hit theaters today, I reminisced about my childhood love affair with Charlie Brown, dubbed America’s lovable loser. Despite his hairless, pumpkin-size head and a penchant for wearing zigzag shirts, Charlie Brown had me at “Good, grief! Since 1950, that endearing blockhead taught me how to keep getting up when life knocks me down. Brilliant… Read more »
Traditions weave families together, bonding them with counted-on rituals and shared memories. They can also make some of the best stories. Case in point…. Whenever my older son, Trevor, performed in one of his high school band concerts, our whole family would head over to Jeremiah’s Italian Ice afterwards for a treat. This popular, local place regularly pulls in… Read more »
I love to laugh. I really do—even if I’m the only one laughing sometimes. So, to amuse myself (and hopefully, a few others in the process), I learned how to create a meme. In case you need an official definition, a meme is, according to Wikipedia, “an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.”… Read more »
When I ditched my corporate life to be a freelance writer (and then a stay-at-home mom/homeschooler), I expected some trade-offs. Looking back, the pros outweighed the cons by far. While I do miss the steady paycheck (admittedly, that’s a big one), I don’t miss much else from my days as a corporate worker bee. 5 Things I Don’t Miss… Read more »
Did the front door just slam close? I wonder, as I turn on the garden hose on the back porch. “Hello?” I yell out to no one, as I continue watering the flowers. I hear muffled noises, footsteps, things being dropped, something hitting the wall, and various doors closing. “HELLO?” I shout again, trying to figure out which teen just walked… Read more »