If You Give a Child an Atlas
As we approach Burlington, Colorado, my daughter notices the Kit Carson County Carousel on the atlas. We spontaneously decide to follow the signs off the interstate to find this carousel. What’s happened to the scheduled, inflexible, impatient traveler I normally am? For a quarter, you can ride on the back of a seahorse, a camel, a zebra, […]
Sledding in My Pearls
Our Saucer Sled It’s late afternoon, and I’m all fixed up for a night out. I even have my pearls on. My youngest daughter stands by the door and says, “Mom, can we go sledding real quick? Real quick?” She’s already pulling on her snow pants, and as I look out the window towards the […]