Happy Birthday Gregg!

I love my brother. (and of course I love my other brother and both of my sisters but it's not any of their birthdays today)

My brother Gregg was born when I was almost two and a half. One of my earliest memories was picking out a stuffed toy to bring to the hospital for Gregg. My dad took Sheridan and I to a store to pick something to give our new brother. I remember him trying to talk us out of the Oscar the Grouch we chose. He couldn't convince us that a teddy bear would be better.

Gregg loved his Oscar the Grouch but it didn't match his personality at all. It still doesn't. My brother Gregg is funny, giving, charming, and way beyond smart. Maybe that teddy bear would have been a better choice after all...

New normal

After that, things got back to normal. And normal isn't always easy.

I saw this line in the book I've been trying to finish since July. I couldn't say it any better. Things are trying to get back to normal. And normal isn't always easy.

Kid Quotes

Zach and Hannah let me come over and play on the wii they got for Christmas (2007). Zach tried to teach me bowling, tennis, and boxing. I don't think he was super impressed with my performance. He and Hannah played wii baseball for a few minutes to give me a break. Then Zach turned to me and said, "Hey, can I beat you--I mean play you--at baseball now?"

Mr. Zach

24 hours ago I was nervous about presenting in a professional development meeting for the teachers I work with.

Then the phone rang.

I would have given anything to have been nervous about presenting in a professional development meeting for the teachers I work with this morning.

Instead, we had a crisis intervention meeting. My friend Christina was in a car accident with her two children. Zach is with Jesus now.

Train Wreck

I have been watching The Secret Life of the American Teen all afternoon. Gotta love labor day marathons. The show is pretty much terrible. Terrible acting, terrible story lines, terrible message for the real American teenager. I am completely hooked.

Public Speaking

is not for me.