Yesterday morning, I saw a snowman. Outside my favorite coffee shop in Tempe, just sitting there on the sidewalk. Melting. It was maybe a little taller than Sophie — nothing fancy, with twig arms, a carrot nose and coal eyes. The temperature was predicted to hit 115 yesterday, but someone woke up and got some ground […]

…what kind of luck — good or bad — well, that’s up to you. Tomorrow is Sophie’s IQ test. Her third IQ test. Many people never take one in their lives. My 6-year-old is a veteran. If her score goes down 14 points, she keeps her state services. There have been suggestions of Benadryl and […]