Did your parents have a look? That certain look that made it clear you were in big trouble? Or a look that meant there would be a...

Have you ever given much thought to the term eye contact? It's been on my mind recently, possibly because I'm writing about a woman who...

Before I jump into today, I have to share that I aged quite considerably yesterday. I mentioned that I didn't get the memo about wearing...

Why am I always being taken by surprise by these national days? It's been mayhem at my house in the last few weeks, and I simply need to...

Day 105: This week I lingered on words - old encyclopedias, a Churchill quote, synonym rolls, subjecting my words to the critique of...

Day 104: You thought I wasn’t gonna pin anything to a towel today, didn’t you? It’s been a Smatterday of epic proportions, and I left my...

Day 103: It’s National Scrabble Day! My favorite game! But remember to spell correctly, because with one misspelling, your whole game is...

Day 102: Yesterday would’ve been my mother’s mother’s (my Grandma Vernie’s)119th birthday. She was born in 1899. I loved both of my...

Day 101: I laughed as I typed 101. Most introductory college course numbers are 101. I feel like I’m perpetually in 101. It might be...

Day 100! If you’re reading this, you’ve successfully navigated through the first 100 days of 2018! Congratulations! I’m patting myself on...

Day 99: This is National Library Week, which makes me feel all the words! I’m a word nerd, partly to blame on my mother’s early training,...

Day 98: We spent the weekend emptying my husband’s childhood home; a place where his parents lived life for more than 40 of their 70+...

Day 97: Today is National No Housework Day! No kidding! Why do I not look ahead? My husband and I are with his siblings this weekend,...

Day 96: Today is National Caramel Corn Day! And since I’ve been going on about snack foods with no redemptive nutritional value, I figure...

Day 95: Tuesday I mentioned the merits of saltines and frosting. Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday, and the salted caramel frosting I...

Day 94: My daughter Mallory Jo Abram turns 23 years old today. We celebrated her first birthday on a trip home to Idaho to see my mother...

Day 93: Talk of PB&Js yesterday sent me on a loop of snackage memories. Our farm on East Milo Road was a fair distance from a store. When...

Day 92: First, I feel compelled to acknowledge the fact that this is National Bat Appreciation Week. I am NOT, I repeat NOT celebrating...

Day 91: Happy Easter! He is Risen! He conquered death, and by doing so, provided each and every one of us the gift of eternity. Life may...

Day 90: This Smatterday is also General Conference for all those inclined, and around our house, we’re inclined. My dearest spouse is a...