Last Wednesday, Joe and I took the kids to this pool club in our town. It’s a casual place with a playground and gas grills and tennis and volleyball. All day long kids run in packs which dissolve and regroup as families come and go. They beg to try each other’s snacks and toss baseballs […]
I never make New Year’s resolutions. I can’t really say why, I just never have. I did see a cute idea online a while back, and while we were eating dinner one night last week, I suggested we keep a small jar on the kitchen table, and every time something good happens to one of […]
About ten years ago I watched an episode of Dr. Phil that changed my life. Well, maybe not my life exactly, but it changed a lot about how I feel about myself, which for most women is pretty much the same thing. Dr. Phil was talking with a young couple who were about to get […]
“Hey Carrie, it’s me, Sandy. Listen, I had an idea for you—” Sandy is a dog trainer.We started to work with her after we got our puppy,Wolfie, because we have no idea what we’re doing. “Oh, I’m so glad you called! I’m kind of worried he doesn’t like his food. He isn’t eating it as fast. […]
“Well, everything looks okay on the x-ray, except for one thing. The bones in your feet seem to be a little too, uh, skinny,” the doctor said, looking me over a little skeptically where I sat on the exam table. “Really?” I sucked in my cheeks and sat up a little straighter, trying to disguise the […]
It may surprise some of you to learn that my husband, Joe, has not read the book I wrote. Oh sure, he’s read bits and pieces here and there, and he knows the general theme and the main characters, but he’s never read What Color Is Monday? from cover to deep green cover. When I […]