This past Friday, it rained some trace amount that couldn’t be measured, and my entire city went berserk. All weekend, the weather, the accidents, and how long it took to get home were the only topics of conversation. Hours. We spent hours talking about it. It caught everybody off guard. See, it was supposed to…
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Of Turkey Legs, Dancing Waters, And the Conflict In My Conscience
I woke up in the middle of the night from a deeply disturbing dream about turkey legs. Not the kind of turkey leg you find on your Thanksgiving turkey, but those big honkers you get at carnivals and Renaissance fairs, deep fried. I’ve never had one, but for some reason the image of people…
Read MoreA Random Sampling of the Wanton Destruction Unleashed by Boys
Can YOUR kids crack a countertop with nothing but a toothbrush?
Read MoreIn Which I See My Daughter Changing
Julianna has been changing lately. It started a year or so ago, when we realized she had lost that wispy, delicate feel. She’s still tiny and I can still pick her up and carry her, but it’s no longer easy. She feels solid now, rather than fragile, her physical frame finally catching up with her…
Read MoreI. Hate. Waiting.
Sometimes you have no choice but to wait…& wait…& wait. No matter how much you hate it. @Liguori_Pub #JoyToTheWorld
Read MoreHow To Have A Family Game Night WITHOUT Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, or Chutes And Ladders
Better a day late than never. Sometimes even a blogger forgets her Thursday morning job…so here we are, on Friday morning. And as promised, I have some games to share with you today. For years, we heard people extol the virtues of Family Game Night. And in theory, we agreed. There’s too much staring at…
Read MoreOf Christmas Decs, My Witty Husband, and Impossible Christmas Lists
White lights, colored lights, first aid kits, and Santa beating her head on the desk. Bring on the holidays.
Read MoreWhat if Thanksgiving Wasn’t Just One Day?
oes God (or the great nation of America, if you’re not the believing type) want/need our “I’m grateful for” lists on this on one day, only to have us revert to business as usual the following day? Or would the world–and not coincidentally, we–be better off if we showed our gratitude in our actions on Thanksgiving Day and every other day, too?
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My Life With Down Syndrome
A sliver of what my life is like #parenting a child with #Downsyndrome.
Read MoreBlankets, Anyone?
Lots of people right now are looking for ways to serve. Here’s a great one: blankets for refugees! But it comes with an expiration date: they must have the blankets in Virginia by Nov. 30. We all have been given lots of baby blankets, right? And most of them saw very little use and are still…
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Kathleen M. Basi 