Monthly Archives: July 2017

The Principal’s weirdest day

New construction and bad decisions brought an early end to the shop and special ed teachers’ school year. With a week to go, both already knew their contracts would not be renewed according to their now retired principal. “The shop … Continue reading

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Bucket list vacation

“Those are the Rockies ahead of us!” my husband exclaimed looking forward to seeing another item on his bucket list. The van hauled us up to the Rocky Mountains on a smoothly paved road, quite unlike the path pioneers took … Continue reading

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Coach Mike and girls softball

Having a few years of coaching T-ball behind him, Coach Mike figured his team of girls ages 12 and under understood softball. The league assigned him the youngest of the 43 girls who came to try-outs. Since so many wanting … Continue reading

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Playing the Mennonite Game

Vacation plans did not include playing a round of The Mennonite Game of finding a mutual person whom two strangers know. That did not stop my husband from looking for a playing partner. He roused me from the stupor of … Continue reading

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