It all began simply enough. A few trenches here, some rebar there. Little girls with pink socks looking on. And before you knew it, the work site had erupted into utter chaos. Soon the concrete bags were flying out of the trailer and into the mixing trough. And then forms were filled and bolts sunk…
This past spring, with the help of visiting family and community members, Stewart put up a new roof line. It is 20′ x 20′, the same size as the original expanse of roof over our cabin. While my Mom and Step Dad were here, we had everyone in on the action. And after they left…
Every night, right as the sun just begins its descent, these boys head out for their nightly milk pick up. It’s become quite the ritual, me taking jars down from the high shelf, Elijah adding lids and wrapping them up safely. And then these two little men head down the dirt road, around the corner,…
When I first got to college I had one of two majors in mind – chemistry or chemical engineering. (Why I picked those majors, in particular, is a whole other why-I’m-not-so-smart story.) I arrived on campus in the fall of 2001 with big, successful, break away, American dreams. After the tearful good-byes and the settling…
