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What they didn’t learn

The 2013-14 school year is officially over without a single tear shed by anyone. I used to cry on the last day of school, but didn’t this year. The closest I came was the night before Sam’s last day of 8th grade, when I was suddenly seized by a vision of him on his second […]

Wherever we go

“Are you having a birthday party?” the conductor asked my husband as we exited the historic Ft. Collins trolley.

“No. It’s just us.”

We were having a family outing to the north-flung areas of Colorado, winding our way around country roads until we arrived in Ft. Collins. On weekends, history and transportation enthusiasts […]

A now thing

One of the kids stepped out of the van today, froze, and said, “Shhhhhh.”

I listened. Sprinklers?

The neighbor’s sprinklers were on and I knew exactly what made the kid stop and reel in the sound. “That sounds like summer!”

But it’s not quite here yet. There are still a few more […]