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So she’s really gone. Wow. It seemed as though that demented poodle would be around forever. Who woulda thought? But Friday she got sick and overnight she got sicker. By 1:30pm Saturday, we had put her down. Based on the Read more

Illinois parents no longer have to worry about children being coerced into praying in the public schools. The ACLU took care of all that. The one minute of silence for prayer or reflection that used to be a daily practice Read more

The first meeting of the Family Readiness Group for our son’s troop is coming up. Better known as FRG (military love acronyms), or for me, FRoG, this is a support group for the families of deployed soldiers. Tell the truth, Read more

Last Thursday, my middle “child” turned into an adult. It was Luke’s 18th birthday and, just like every young person who turns 18 in our culture, he informed me that he is now an adult. Well, guess again, my son. Read more

I have never felt so old in my whole life. Considering I’m a minute older than I was a minute ago, that makes perfect sense. But figuratively speaking, I’m pretty sure I’m now looking at the crest of the hill Read more

Oh, gimme a break. Bored? So, a beautiful, smart, healthy 13-year-old girl can’t think of anything better to do than send 14,500+ texts in one month? According to this article in the New York Post, that amounts to one text Read more

That’s what my parents used to say. Huh. And that’s what I tell my kids, too. So, I suppose I shouldn’t pick on the US Army to use video games to recruit new soldiers. Because, really, I haven’t any better Read more