Sometimes you have to look back in order to move forward. I have been doing a lot of looking back in the almost three years we have been in Seattle. At first, my looking back was because I was lonely and homesick, which I still feel at times. Now, … [Read more...]
2016 – What’s New with You?
I honestly have been avoiding the “New Year” topic for several weeks to give you an opportunity to recover from the barrage of “New Year New You” e-mails and product endorsements. I find it very tiresome. It is the same story each year. What will … [Read more...]
Dance Like No One Is Watching
Last summer my then 2-1/2 year old son Nathan was standing beside his twin sister Vivien as she rode on the mechanical horse at a local Mexican restaurant. As the horse began to move and the music started to play, Nathan bobbed his head and gyrated … [Read more...]
Build Up or Tear Down?
Dallas, Texas has a bad reputation for tearing down its older buildings and building new ones rather than saving the historic structures and thus maintaining a semblance of the city's history. I am no architect or structural engineer, but I imagine … [Read more...]
I’ll Have What She’s Having
Alas, we are rarely happy with our lot in life. Never has this been more evident to me as when I observed my now two-year old twins as babies looking to see what the other one had, wishing to trade for the other's toy. It is true a certain amount … [Read more...]
