Happy Parent Moments

As a parent, I always dread getting a call from the school phone number. Like the time I was in Boston and I got a call saying Bryce’s front teeth had been knocked out. What am I supposed to do, from Boston? Turns out it wasn’t Bryce, or his permanent front teeth. It was McKinley…

Tribute to a Marine

My grandfather, Glasco Rector, was an amazing man. He kept his head down and worked hard. He was a man of few words. He was a Marine and served in Guadalcanal in WWII, where he survived being shot. He returned from the war to my grandmother Edith and made a family of 4 children, started…

577 Diapers?!?

Today I have a guest blogger, Troy Dunham, who is a work colleague. His wife recently gave birth to twin girls and he is just easing back into work from a very active paternity leave. Enjoy and thank you to Troy for agreeing to share his thoughts (even if it took him 12 days to…

Honoring Dorothy Soares Allen

I had the honor of speaking today at the memorial for Dot Allen, my mom’s best friend. My mom asked me to do it saying she couldn’t – she was in tears for most of today. I don’t blame her, I can’t imagine losing my best friend(s)! What follows below matches pretty closely with what…