It was so close, but so far away. I could see it. I could feel it in my hands. I just couldn’t get to it. I mentally called to it, to come to me. But alas, the tissue box stayed on the dresser as the near-to-sleep baby laid in my arms in the reclining chair. […]
Condolences to all of you who lost your former teacher, coach, mentor, friend and family member Roy “Pops” Warner. I began at The Clarkston News after he retired from Clarkston Community Schools so I never met him. I did get to know him through players he coached, graduates he taught and current coaches. Just by […]
Jonathan was slowing down in his playing in the open room in the new house on Sunday. After nearly a year I knew the signs of my baby boy – he was also getting cranky and cranky tired, not cranky hungry. If I didn’t act quick the smiling infant would go into scream vocal mode. […]
I am in the midst of moving which means there are piles of boxes. There are also just piles of stuff because I am optimistic to keep like items together and not just swoop things into boxes. But with only a few days to go and not a lot of time belongings might be swooped […]
With a few signatures and turning over the keys marked my dad’s house as sold and moving on to its next owners last Friday. I stopped by the day before to take one last look around the house, remembering how it was before the rooms were emptied of furniture and pictures taken off the walls. […]
Broccoli, cauliflower, green beans – I have your attention now, don’t I, with vegetables. Those are the three vegetables I ate today – four cups of health. I am back on what I consider the bootcamp plan with Nuview Nutrition. It’s the only way I could be good while eating without going off the wagon […]
It’s inspiring to talk to local authors especially Travis J. Thompson who I spoke to last week about his series and his signing at Clarkston Independence District Library on July 6, 6-8 p.m. Even more inspiring is his daily word count which gets up in 4,000 words. If you didn’t know I participate in National […]