It’s a funny thing when I write for Project: Underblog, because I submit something that’s so heavy on my mind at that moment, but then it isn’t published for a few weeks. Well, today when my June post went live, I felt like I was reading someone else’s words. Because this week, I forgot what […]
Taking a Mental Picture
This past weekend, we went to a local pumpkin patch as a family. After two busy, fun-filled hours, we left with four perfectly plump pumpkins, one sweet little gourd (which Pink may or may not have lifted), dirt in every imaginable place on our bodies, and six simple pictures. Yes, six pictures. In two hours. […]
Go Ahead, Brag About Your Kids
No, really. Do it. Right now. In the comments. You think I’m kidding? I’m not. You see, recently I was talking to my mom about a woman I know (no, not you) who tends to toot her kids’ horn a lot. And you know what she said? “Well, we all think our kids are pretty […]
The Frazzed Five: A Musical
As I’ve mentioned, Pink is doing a whole lot of singing around here lately. It’s pretty much constant. And while I don’t understand much of what she says, I do appreciate her passion. It got me thinking, how cool would it be if our story—a day in the life of the Heinz family—was made into […]
‘One Summer in Arkansas’ *Book Giveaway*
The following post was inspired by Marcia Kemp Sterling’s riveting novel One Summer in Arkansas. When golden boy Lee returns home to Arkansas for the summer, his Silicon Valley smarts can’t save him from getting pulled back in to the dramas of the town, the family, and the love he left behind. While this hauntingly […]