Newsflash: I did not miss a calling in construction

The year I graduated high school which, horrifically enough, was fourteen years ago in that magical year known as 2000, I went on my first church mission trip.  I actually only ever went on two mission trips.  This one, and the other one the following year.  Anyway,...

Going to the cemetery on Memorial Day

I’ve been uselessly standing around while The Hubs and his dad built a deck on their house this week (blog post forthcoming), but today was Memorial Day and, prior to eating our hot dogs and sugar cookies, we took a drive down to the National Cemetery of the...

Keep calm and…

Hold onto your butts. Well, at least that’s what Jurassic Park prompts us to do.  The British prompt us to “Carry On.”  Every stupid meme on the internet wants us to do something: wear heels, love Daryl Dixon, eat more cheese.  Granted, I find all...

Yes and–evidently I need more sleep.

As a child, I routinely slept in until 11:00 in the morning.  It’s not that I stayed up late, I just liked me some sleep.  When I became a parent four years ago, this thing called sleep became like a Sasquatch: elusive.  Mysterious.  Rumored.  But never...