I admit it. I peaked too soon. I came out of the gates too quickly. I’ve run out of gas; the novelty’s worn off; Elvis has left the building.   It is an interesting turn of events that the... Continue reading →

Who knew a censored moment thirty-one years ago would so quickly come full circle?   But my dad will be happy to hear he has finally been removed from my Old Fuddy-Duddy category I’d enlisted him in more than three... Continue reading →

Go ahead and mark March 16, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. on the calendar.   That is the day one 9 year-old boy became officially in charge of getting his own dang self ready and to school in the morning.  ... Continue reading →

Let’s play a game shall we?   Take a look in my car and you could probably guess what the Wheeler family has been up to in any given week.   Here’s your clues: In the front seat there’s an... Continue reading →

Here’s my philosophy with Girl Scout cookies: If it’s not there, you can’t eat it. (Plus, then you don’t have to run an extra twenty minutes to get them to let go of your thighs.)   But the ghosts of... Continue reading →