Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

There’s some convention in town, and the campus swarms with people in every direction. I turn into my usual parking lot to find that there’s

March 25, 2011

I woke up this morning and landed in cat vomit. Apparently, I overfed my cat. This is no way to start year two of Live

March 24, 2011

I woke up to an ice storm complete with power outages and school delays. This cannot possibly be the kind of day to celebrate a

March 23, 2011

My arms are sore from turning double-dutch jump ropes. From 6:30 PM-7:30 PM, 30 (yes, thirty!) parents and children came out to the parking lot

March 22, 2011

It means “tranquil repose.” I find the word this morning when trying to determine if it’s true that my daughter’s silky dogwood has grown this

March 21, 2011

Today I chase my daughter around the living room to tickle her. At one point, she defiantly stops in her tracks, places one hand on

March 20, 2011

Yesterday, I receive a large, bumpy envelope in the mail from the Baker family. I know it’s gonna be good. This is from the mother

March 19, 2011

Bright Yellow Crocus On the walk to school this morning, I see the crocus blooming. I turn to examine the daffodils, and a ladybug greets

March 18, 2011

I’m not crafty, imaginative, or even energetic when it comes to holidays. I wish I were a mom who decorated better, thought of more exciting

March 17, 2011

Today in my class, we discuss dignity. What gives a person worth? Why do we esteem other people (and ourselves)? It is because of what

March 16, 2011