It’s Wednesday night, I am standing outside the house looking towards the road, praying to see Zeb’s headlights. Andy walks out of the house, says “It’s 9:45…I’m going.” He jumps in his car and heads towards Monticello. Zeb drove to Monticello for wrestling practice by himself and should have been home around 8:45. In my Read More …
Smile…laugh, embrace, enjoy,… Andy and I were walking around Vranov Nad Dyji (Bridge over the Dyji River), looking for a place to have dinner. I say “Oh…there they are.” We start walking towards Julie and Stephanie, who were sitting outside a restaurant, having a drink. I say “Hi” and give a big wave. They wave Read More …
Principle of the Month – #7 Be a good listener. Andy is upstairs getting ready for work and listening to my daughter, who is downstairs talking, right next to me. She says “Can I do that Mom?…Can I do that Mom?…Mom, can I….” Andy yells down “Michelle, Eleanor is asking you a question.” I say Read More …
I step into the big round raft and my kids say “Mom’s going to get we-et”. As soon as we start down the Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges ride, we float under a narrow stream of water that is positioned precisely over my head. It’s a direct hit. We surge on into two deep rapids, Read More …