Times, People Change

For someone who grew up saying “I’m going to kick your ass” quite often, my sister Carrie now surprises me with how patient and understanding she can be with strangers. Sometimes I think being a mother herself now has instilled that in her. Other times, I realize she may have always been nicer [...]

On Any Given Sunday

When I was in high school, I wasn’t part of the “popular” crowd nor one of the, well, less popular people.  I was somewhere in the middle:  I had a lot of friends and a few boyfriends, but I wasn’t the cheerleading, Homecoming queen who dated the football captain.  In fact, I wasn’t very interested [...]

Meet the Famdango

The Fandamily, the Famdango, everyone relative here…or at least the major players:
My sisters:  Carrie and Megan.  Carrie’s the middle child, so you know what means.  The troublemaker growing up, she’s the one who stashed beer cans and cigarette butts under her bed – as if you would need a bloodhound to sniff those out.  But [...]