The Big Daddy’s Favorite Team……..
………and my favorite city.
Month: September 2012
Madam Speaker
When the kids were in grade school, I was asked by the PTA to be in charge of the all-school reading program. I said I would but only if I could change everything about it. Prior to taking it over, the reading program was a contest between classes to see who could read the most … Read more
The Super Bowl
Labor Day weekend may be about celebrating the American worker, but in my part of the world it’s about the Sparks Flea Market. Sparks Kansas. Yep, it’s in the middle of nowhere. Last year we took Will and he thought it was all kinds of fun. This year we took Maggie and Nate. Prior to … Read more
Go Tell It On The Mountain
The first time I ever saw a protest was in the sixties when we were piled in the family station wagon headed to see our grandparents. It was a civil rights protest that we passed and it made The Queen Mum really nervous. Dad said they were standing out there to make a point and … Read more