Category: Life with Children

It was first game of the season, There was excitement in the air. One team had much bigger players, It didn’t seem to be quite fair. I asked a lad from the small team If he had kept up with the score. He said his home team had zero, The other team had 24. “Just [...]

We had a fight with a powder puff My sister Jennie and me. When you fight with a powder puff It’s hard for you to see. You twirl around in powdery clouds That smell so much like Mother. I told Jennie, “This will teach you Not to tease your brother!” Now just where did our [...]

My computer stopped working And I don’t know what to do! If I call up tech support, Will they send around a crew? They tend to treat us teachers With such total disrespect They’re also quick to question Our computer intellect. One of my brighter students, Computer skills unabashed, Just glanced at my computer And [...]

It was his first time on the potty, So it was taking him quite awhile. I watched him as I drank my coffee, What he was doing caused me to smile. He kept bopping himself on the head, So I asked him what that was about. He said, “That’s what Daddy always does When he [...]

Every year she sent them presents But never once received a thank you. If she asked, they’d say, “I got it”, Or, “Oh, I really thought you knew.” So, last year she sent them money But still she got not one response. This year, instead she sent them checks, Which quickly cured their nonchalance. Knowing [...]