Three years ago on Mother’s Day morning I typed out the story of Mackenzie’s birth. This morning seems like the perfect time to document Connor’s arrival. I was sure Connor would come early. Mackenzie had arrived at 38 weeks, 5 days, so after Kenzie’s 3rdbirthday (and 3 birthday ...
All in good fun! If it's not your cup of tea, skim it, but this show has triggered a great creative outpouring from the Internet. Pony themed fan-art is abundant and often excellent. See below for some examples. > Derpy Hooves/Doctor Whoof Two minor background characters who were adop...
This is the picture my sister Joan sent to me at 4:47 pm on a Wednesday afternoon. It was sent with no ponzy little description or meme headings. Just a picture of some janky brown shoes sitting there like Eleven kicked them off on the patio to take a ride on the homemade slip n...
“Is it a birthday, anniversary, or anything?” “No, I’m tired of being dowdy, so I dressed up as a change. You always make yourself nice for table, no matter how tired you are, so why shouldn’t I when I have the time?” “I do it out of respect for you, my dear,” ...
I got to see my sister get married – and hold her hand when she lost her husband just one year later. I was able to see my brother-in-law fall in love with an amazing woman and make me an aunt not once, but twice. I became an orphan after losing my mother, just 2 1/2 year...
She notes that she argued for three days in class to get the instructor to accept an answer to a verbal question my cousin, sister, and I gave for “What do you do if you see smoke coming from a building?” There were lots of acceptable answers, such as “call the fire departmen...
On Amelina Scott’s thirteenth birthday, her father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Saddened by this traumatic event, she pieces together details of a curse that has stricken the heart and soul of her family. Amelina longs for someone to confide in. Her once carefree mother has become...
Like when my younger sister came home from school with candy one afternoon. My Mom asked where she got those treats and was told, “From that man who lives at the corner”. Yes, she had gone into his house to get them even though we’d been told not to but she wasn’t all that...
In my family an assortment of homemade cookies was the traditional dessert for Christmas. My sister Meg's birthday is December 25 so she rarely celebrated with a birthday cake. I remember one year my mom did make her a cake and it felt unnatural to be eating cake instead of cookies on ...
#2 son has a birthday coming up. We have multiple events planned, including the local symphony's Holiday Concert and a Gingerbread House Party. I am working on a chocolate peppermint cake. Maybe in a design. I wanted his initial but that is not working out. I made 10 little loaf cakes...