As it turns out, your teenager can give the thumbs up for hosting an exchange student without your consent. That’s how it’s done these days. …
Señor Maldonado
I used to really love airports. For many years of my life, an airport represented a welcoming passageway to a place I wanted to go.…
2019: More Laughing, More Love
This picture absolutely sums up another successful Fondue and Vision Board New Year’s Eve! You know it was a good time when you wake up with…
The Press is Not the Enemy
The ancient cat woke me up this morning at 4:00, howling to be let out. Cold and lazy, I nudged Tim to handle it, rolled…
Hope in a Time of Chaos
I know for more than half of you that are my friends on social media, the past week has been an absolute butt kicker. The…
Smelling the Weird Weed Flowers
When our kids are little, they express their love for us in such sweet and weird ways. They draw us unusual scribbly messes that we…
Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Gettman
In our house, we keep a running list of things my husband Tim can do. It’s a long and amusing list that includes migrant farming,…
Share the Video, Then Vote.
Yesterday, Tim and I raced up to Fort Worth for the Texas Democratic Convention. This is our second tour as delegates, and though we worked…
My Two Dads
I woke up early today and called my dads to catch them before they started their days. James had already taken his walk and was…
24 Years to Meet a Hero
Don’t quote me on the year, but I think it was 1994. Don’t quote me on the exact way this memory took place, because it’s…