David and I were in Aldi’s on Wednesday for Milk & Eggs because they have the cheapest in our Town. While there I had to browse the aisle of shame while David checked out the frozen food. Then I went to get Charlie’s Coffee and ended up stopping by the frozen food to see what David was looking at. In the freezer section I found Bremar Chicken and Dumplings Skillet and it looked like one of those easy “throw it in a pan and call it “lunch” meal for Gerald and I. The package says it comes with whole meat chicken breast strips, dumplings, vegetables, and a creamy dumpling sauce,…

I remember as a mom and traveling with Suzanne when she was little, and later on when Charlie was little and even with the best planning in place, snacks and games and toys to keep the kids busy, something always would happen. More times than not, Suzanne would have to pee when she was here. Then when David and I would take a road tip with Charlie he would just be hollering are we there yet. If we brought one of Charlie’s friends with us they would be saying, “I’m bored, I’m bored, are we there yet?” And it just, it would get to be so much that David and…

As a mom, I can tell you no matter how many times you plan a day, it can change in the blink of an eye. If you don’t believe me just follow me around for a day and I can show you how many times a day mine changes from phone calls to someone needing something even though I need to work. I can wake up thinking I know exactly how everything is going to go that day, and what needs to get done, and how I’m going to move through the day. But life in a home like mine doesn’t always follow the plan I set before my feet…