Jeney: Note found on a Post-it

Frank: *making cow sounds* Violet: You do realize that’s their mating call, right? Frank: Then I guess I’m getting married.

I got these two giant tubs of arts & crafts supplies from the office of my old church.  They’re doing a Spring cleaning of sorts and they’re tossing or donating a bunch of stuff. It was like Christmas!  Who could know what I’d unearth in the next layer of kid-friendly fare?  Pom-poms, foam sticker shapes, a…

Troy, David and Violet are about to leave on a backpacking trip in Yosemite. They are going to have so much fun! We will have fun, too. Except Hannah and Frank, who have back-to-school colds, even though we don’t go back to school. Because other kids go back to school and get colds, then spread…

I can only take the news in small doses.  I watch with my fingers laced together, covering my eyes.  I want to know but I’m afraid to. It’s silly.  I’m silly.  I’m afraid of earthquakes.  Living in California, it’s a valid concern.  I was here during Loma Prieta.  Which was smaller than the quake in…

I asked Frank to bring me up a can of soda. I can hear him saying, “Cold! Cold! Cold!” all the way from the fridge, up the stairs and to my room. He hands me the can and starts to say something.  Now, Frank takes a while to start a sentence.  The first word usually takes…