A Big Weekend in Our House

Sunday is the day I usually talk about my family. This past weekend has been a whirlwind in our house. Friday night my son had his 8th grade “Farewell.” They don’t say graduation in our district except for 12th grade. I like that. In 5th grade they do a “Walk Away.” All the 5th grade…

This is NOT German Style Pork Chops

We all have “those” days. This was mine. My daughter had wanted German Style Pork Chops with Ginger Snap Gravy with German potato salad and braised red cabbage for her birthday dinner. She had dance so before we left the house early in the morning I had her start the pork chops so at least…

Life Lessons in a Snow Storm

As my daughter and I were driving home the other night through a pretty fierce snowstorm I began to think about how my driving through the storm was like my life. As I drove onto the highway I felt confident. It was snowing quite a bit but the blowing was minimal. The roads seemed slightly…