To my sister on her 16th birthday
Dear Sister,
Sixteen years is such a short time. Right now, it doesn't seem like it because it's all you've known, but I was exactly that age when you were born and I could probably, if I choose to, remember a time that there wasn't a you in my world, but I don't. Since ...
We’re at war with England!
During the summer months, there are some days where I have so few clients that AJ doesn't have to attend his summer program and he is allowed to come hang out with me at the office. My friend Meggan is doing her practicum with us and he thinks Meggan hung the moon. He ...
Sweet Home Illinois
When things go wrong as they do, the saying goes that blood is thicker than water. I'm a firm believer in the idea that we make families of the people that we choose to allow in our hearts and keep them there. However, I'm really close to my mom and sister, who are ...
Vague memories of an Irish pub
When we last left our heroine, she was at an Irish pub in the awful land of Washington, D.C.: a land full of people with agendas and horribly arranged streets...
We'd moved to a larger room in the back of The Dubliner and our group was gaining people like crazy. By this time, many ...
Happy Birthday AJ!
The Wonder of You
When no-one else can understand me
When everything I do is wrong
You give me hope and consolation
You give me strength to carry on
And you're always there to lend a hand
In everything I do
That's the wonder
The wonder of you
And when you smile the world is brighter
You touch my hand and I'm a king
Your kiss ...
Let it snow!
In Tennessee, we rarely experience snow. Our weather doesn't fluctuate often and this week we experienced our most extreme temperatures as they dropped down to single digits. Luckily, this happens, at most, once or twice a year. We may get snow 2-3 times a year. As I grew up in Illinois, ...