Mommy! Mommy!
“Mommy! Mommy!” I hear behind me as a little girl runs to her mother, who bends down to receive a huge hug and kiss from her daughter. Oh, this sight tugs my heartstrings. I don’t know if it’s due to…
Snippets
On Life: “Life throws you curve balls, but when you’re a puppy, you just fetch.” (Love that girl!) On Messing with Me: Picture the 13-year-old boy dressed up for the holiday party starting in 10 minutes, running with an…
Monkey Anyone?
The 11-year old girl, Dad & Mom are sitting on the back deck where the Dad is making breakfast on the grill. They are looking through cookbooks as mastering cooking is an obsession with the girl and learning is a…
Grass-Filled Beef?
The other day, the 13 year old says to the 11 year old, “I like the other hamburgers we get so much better than these grass fed ones, because these ones have grass in them.” The 11 year old responds,…
Dunking
Award winning poem by Nick Woods The joy of a dunk Getting that sick air Jumping up so high Hitting that rim Hearing the sound of ball on nylon The precision The accuracy The two-handed jam The alley-oops The…
Grilled Cheese
An award-winning poem by Nick Woods PLEASE!!! No. Just one? No. I need that grilled cheese! No. Here, I have five dollars in my pocket Nick, you just has two. One more, please? Fine. YES! Walking to the window, feeling…
The Lighter Side
Levity and laughter are too important not to share funny anecdotes, stories or comics. This section will be devoted to that every month. Please enjoy and share your own stories. …
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