With a Little Help from our Friends

It may not take an entire village to raise a child, but it surely takes a posse of friends and family members to make one’s dreams a reality. My eldest daughter, Reiley, decided to compete in pole vaulting this track season…

Conversations I Never Thought I’d Have with a Son

I remember my eldest son telling me once, following a detailed discussion of which one of the bras drying in the laundry room I wanted him to carry upstairs to me, “That was one conversation I never thought I’d have with you.”

My Dog Has Mumps?!

My eldest daughter, Reiley, is no fan of running with the dogs, but I thought she’d gone overboard yesterday when she complained that Ayla, our Alaskan Malamute, was not only slowing us down, but had a fat face.