One night last week,  we were up late watching TV and one of those lawyer ads came on. This one was looking for people who can’t work because they are mentally or physically disabled — talked about compensation from the government. It was one of those ads I don’t process, the stuff that slides off […]

We went to a giant water park on the west side of Phoenix yesterday. That’s not typically my idea of a good time, but it was Father’s Day and Ray was so excited I couldn’t say no. He can’t manage that kind of outing solo. Annabelle will go on all the slides with him — […]

I dropped a penny in the check-out line at Safeway the other night. Knowing she’d be into it, I called Sophie over. “Hey, there’s a penny! Make a wish.” She crouched down, confirming the penny was heads-up (I’m raising my daughters right, after all) before picking it up. Still squatting, not caring that she was […]