Published in The Broomfield Enterprise, 7/22/07
My daughter has decided to move out.
She has reached a time in her life when conforming to the parental guidelines of our house has become too stifling, the impractical responsibilities of our household holding her back. She even informed me that I am the “worst mom in the world.”
The crime […]

Late in the evening, while my husband falls asleep on the couch watching The Gilmore Girls (he will deny this), his mind drifts into dreams of the dish fairy. In her St. Paulie’s Girl fairy outfit, she sweeps in and carries away all the dirty messes of the world.
While she’s getting ready to flutter in, […]

Published in Dogs In Canada Magazine, July, 2007.
My beloved childhood black labrador was a dignified, stoic old dog, good at listening and taking care of us. Soon after he passed away, my parents brought home Max, also a black lab, who quickly grew into a bear of black fur.
Max was a whole new experience for […]

Published in The Broomfield Enterprise, 7/15/07
My two youngest children are 11 months apart. The close proximity in their age, as you can imagine, creates an added layer of chaos and conflict in our home. My five-year-old son is in a constant state of proving that he is older, bigger, stronger and smarter than his little […]