My son limped off the field just before half time at the last football game. I thought it might be a cramp or tiny strain. The injury was something I’d never heard of, a high ankle sprain. Hubby and I figured he’d be out for the next game but then we wondered if he...
With just three weeks until the bulk of college applications are due, I thought I would share a few ways we helped our senior through the essay writing process. Based on my writing experience and the trial-by-fire efforts with our senior, my husband and I came up with...
Nobody said how hard senior year would be. I heard junior year would be awful but the awfulness never surfaced, and I thought wow, made it out alive. In senior year, right from the get-go I have had many sleepless nights. The college application process is stressful...
Fitness and writing are a lot alike. Both take discipline. Both can be kind of lonely. It’s easy to no-show and nobody will say anything. The solution, find a buddy to hold yourself accountable. For workouts, that’s easy: make it social. Run or walk with a friend....
My older son was excited to finish his English essay. What?!? Usually he complains but not this day. His class read “Frankenstein” written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in 1818, in the spirit of Halloween. The assignment: Write a story written...
