On one of our first dates, Dan told me of his dream to take his dad on a fishing trip. Not just any fishing trip — but one on a charter boat where they have all the fancy equipment and cater to your every whim. He’d had the dream for…

Did your school have Science Fairs when you were a kid? My first was in 3rd grade. I did a project on the weather. I studied cloud formations, thunderstorms, rain, lightning, and tornadoes. I drew pictures and made posters. I learned how to read my Uncle Walt’s barometric pressure gauge…

I don’t know about you, but there are some days when my mind is racing a mile a minute. This past Monday, with all that is happening in our world, was one of those days. Almost from the moment I woke up, I started thinking about all that I needed…

We once had a neighbor with a PERFECTLY manicured lawn. It was Paul’s pride and joy. He would spend hours EVERY DAY working in it — trimming, mowing, watering, aerating and fertilizing. If a dandelion ever DARED to grow in his lawn, it would be zapped with weed killer the…

A couple of days ago, the county had its tractor crew out mowing the grass on both sides of our road. It reminded me of another time they mowed, back in 2007. That was the day I felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. Back then our organic vegetable garden was nearly 5500 square feet — quadruple the size it is now…

“I hate Pammy Stevens!” My face was red and tears streamed down it as I got in the car and slammed the door. School had just let out for the day and mom had picked me up. I was in first grade. “What happened?” mom asked. “I HATE her mom…

Dear Mr. Vice President… Let me say, up front, that I will be voting for you. Nonetheless, I felt disappointed, embarrassed and frustrated by your performance in the debate on Tuesday. It’s also what I have been feeling about your campaign this past month. And I want you to know…

During the time of Aristotle, people ardently believed that the sun revolved around the earth. Centuries later, Copernicus and Galileo challenged this idea. They introduced the theory that it’s the other way around. That the earth revolves around the sun. Galileo almost burned at the stake because of this revolutionary…

When I married Dan, I inherited his beautiful 7-foot navy leather couch with a hide-a-bed. I loved being able to stretch out on it to take a nap. I also loved that it was wide enough for us to lie on it, side-by-side, while watching a movie. But in a matter of minutes one day, I went from loving to hating that couch. It was a…