During last week’s Parent-Teacher Conference, Rachel’s English teacher mentioned that following their next reading project they would be discussing women’s rights. Rachel has already read the piece. We pre-read and then watch a video or movie if available. As we […]
I’ve been sending an email to a certain circle of friends every February 5 for 18 years now. Thought I’d include all of you this year. Dear Friends of Rachel, Been thinking a lot this week about the difference 18 […]
Four score and seven years ago we started working on passing the ABLE Act. In reality it only took eight years, but there were days when it seemed much longer! A few years ago just before the ABLE Act passed, […]
Rachel’s junior year seems to be on the path of Scotty’s Warp Speed! I don’t know if Rachel has a bucket list but she did indeed add one of her dreams to her resume last week. She worked hard, she […]
In the past three months, I’ve started and not finished no less than ten blogs. Certainly time has been a factor for my lack of blogging. More so it has been my inner struggle of what to share. I mean […]
We might take a lot of pictures. I might like a lot of them. To close out the year, I thought I would share a few of my favorites from the year. I have seen a lot of people bemoaning […]
I haven’t blogged as much this year. Still, I thought you might find it interesting to know which blog is my favorite for the year and which blogs were the most read. I was actually surprised when I checked. My […]
Jonathan and Jawanda A Modern Day Comedy/Tragedy Chapter 27 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happiest New Year! 2016 has been a busy year at the Mast House! It has been a year in which Rachel reminds us, rather frequently, that […]
Today is Election Day. I’ve always loved government and politics. I know this election season may have seemed like an episode of “Twilight Zone” to many of you. But I love election day for more reasons than it means the […]
How do I Know It’s You? Reprinted from www.sassysoutherngal.posterous.com October 2012 Friday afternoon those exact words fell out of my mouth. It was about 3:30. We had picked up Rachel from school and were headed out-of-town to my parents and […]